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skinheaded (/ˈskɪn.hɛdd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has removed the hat, the hood, and eventually the idea of keeping warm. Emijah became skinheaded while waiting for the taxi, having misplaced every covering but the coat. skinheadismed adj. Reduced by drink to a programme of boots, close haircuts, and firm arrangements for getting home. skinheads on a rafted adj. Softened by drink into baked beans on toast, preferably obtained before the last taxi leaves. skinimalismed adj. Sharpened by drink into taking only the necessary possessions: phone, keys, and one coat. Deveon got skinimalismed at last orders and abandoned every belonging that was not immediately useful. skinked (/skɪŋkd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to order a shin of beef when everyone else is putting on coats. Azalea went skinked at closing time and requested beef before consenting to leave the pub. skinkered adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of the person serving the final round. skinlessnessed adj. Drunk and apparently without a protective outer layer, despite the cold journey home. skinmaged adj. Having drunk enough to become an unreliable composite of gestures, pauses and misplaced confidence. Creegan was skinmaged, with the mouth, feet and balance apparently working independently. skinned (/skɪnd/) adj. Describing a drinker who has shed social protection, leaving friends to provide the covering. skinnered adj. Drunk to the point where every coat looks removable, including the one currently being worn. skinneried (/ˈskɪnəɹid/) adj. You have drunk enough to treat the pub as a workplace for removing skins. skinnerited adj. Drunk enough to appear metallic, mineral, and difficult to shift from the bar stool. skinninessed adj. Drunk beyond the usual width, requiring remarkably little room on the final journey home. Rickea was skinninessed by the last train and occupied only the corner of a crowded carriage. skinninged adj. Drunk in a way that removes the evening's outer layers: coat, scarf, and any plan for home. skinny Minnied adj. Drunk, with the result that the thinly built passenger is mistaken for an unclaimed coat. skinny bitched adj. Drunk to a degree that makes vodka, soda water, and lime seem a complete supper.