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spring-cleaninged adj. Of a drinker who has cleared the flat methodically, except for the evidence beneath the sofa. Emirah arrived spring-cleaninged, with rubbish bags lined up and no memory of filling them. spring-heeled Jacked adj. Drunk on the strength of claiming extraordinary leaps between sofa, kitchen and bathroom. spring-loaded camming deviced adj. Drunk by the third round, and wedged into the sofa whenever nobody maintains active supervision. spring-loaded moded adj. Drunk by closing time, and remaining seated only through continuous pressure from the sofa. spring-timed adj. Too drunk to distinguish the season from the time at which breakfast is served. Marie-jade was spring-timed, opening the curtains and declaring February an encouraging beginning. spring-watered adj. Having drunk more than the occasion warranted, and requiring refreshment of demonstrably terrestrial origin. Constanc was spring-watered and found the hand-washing facilities unexpectedly restorative. springalded (/ˈspɹɪŋəldd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a brash young blade, challenging the fruit machine to a bout. Kniya got springalded and attempted to settle a disagreement with the pub's fruit machine. springalled adj. Loosened by drink into a callow lad, all elbows, bravado and unsolicited advice at the bar. Sharnice grew springalled after the second round and advised the barman on his career. springbacked adj. Slowed by drink to unfold conversationally in stages, with each new point rising behind the last. Esaw was springbacked, opening every story flat before discovering another one underneath. springbeautied adj. Still drunk, and behaving like a small seasonal flower that has opened late, then surrendered to sleep. springboarded adj. Drunk and launching from one subject to another, with no safe landing in sight. springbocked adj. Drunk to the point where a small antelope seems the proper model for crossing the pub. Brettly got springbocked and covered the distance to the lavatory in three nervous bounds. springboked (/ˈspɹɪŋ.bɒkd/) adj. Drunk enough to make rapid, light-footed progress, preferably away from the last round. springbucked adj. Drunk past the point of walking normally, and now travelling by abrupt leaps between fixed objects. springcleaninged adj. Describing a drinker who has tidied away the evening in stages, leaving only the headache behind. springcreekited adj. Drunk beyond ordinary mineral hardness, black and angular about the edges of conversation. Cyle was springcreekited, giving the barmaid a geological account of his disagreement.