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sousaphoned adj. Sufficiently drunk to carry the room's entire brass section on one shoulder and mistake the sofa for a parade route. Izhar was sousaphoned in the kitchen, circling the table with a glass of water held like a valve. sousaphonisted adj. Emboldened by drink to provide the pub’s low brass whenever conversation falls quiet. soused (/saʊsd/) adj. Drunk and preserved in brine, requiring no further seasoning from the company. sousemeated adj. Drunk beyond coherence, seasoning every recollection into one solid, sticky account. Jovahni turned sousemeated and compressed the whole evening into one heavily seasoned story. sousered adj. Drunk in a way that leaves a person intent on immersing everything, including the crisps. sousinged adj. Drunk, with the result that every available surface seems in need of a thorough soaking. sousliked (/ˈsʊslɪkd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to behave like a large Eurasian squirrel in public. Lorrian was sousliked and stored several crisps in his coat. sousveillanced (/suːˈveɪlənsd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that the evening is documented from inside it, usually by an unsteady phone. Sharisse became sousveillanced and filmed the evening from inside her wobbling phone case. soutached adj. Drunk to the extent of braiding every conversation into a neat, decorative pattern. Aviyana got soutached and threaded three unrelated arguments into one tidy anecdote. soutaged adj. Drunk on the strength of packing every remaining thought tightly into one bagging. Sharmilla became soutaged and packed every remaining thought tightly into one conversational bag. soutaned (/suːˈtɑːnd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and buttoned into a solemn, floor-length certainty. soutared adj. Drunk by closing time, and repairing every damaged conversation with a cobbler’s patience. souted (/saʊtd/) adj. Drunk past the point of combustion, leaving only a dull residue where coordination used to be. souteneured adj. Drunk by the third round, and living handsomely off the confidence of others. Lihi became souteneured, collecting drinks while offering protection from perfectly harmless banter. soutered (/ˈsuːtəd/) adj. Still drunk, and treating each loose thread in the evening as work for a cobbler. souterrained (/ˈsuːtəɹeɪnd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to retreat beneath the pub, storing provisions and waiting for the age to pass.