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spyhopped adj. Drunk to the extent of lifting the upper body above the furniture, briefly and without useful purpose. Karleah got spyhopped and surfaced over the booth to locate the crisps. spyhoppinged adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating each appearance above the booth as a reconnaissance exercise. spyinged (/ˈspaɪ.ɪŋd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and secretly gathering information nobody has asked you to collect. Doristine went spyinged and memorised the landlord's movements from behind a newspaper. spyismed adj. Still drunk, and practising old-fashioned espionage through prolonged observation of the bar staff. Jazzanae spyismed from beside the fruit machine, monitoring the staff through last orders. spymastered adj. Too drunk to delegate anything sensibly, yet still appointing handlers for the table's remaining drinks. Brychan became spymastered and gave the quietest regular responsibility for the crisps. spymistressed adj. Sufficiently drunk to command the room's secret operations, despite having misplaced the tab. Letonya got spymistressed and directed three strangers towards the toilets with considerable authority. spynaced adj. Describing a drinker who serves as an obsolete little boat between larger parties. spyplaned adj. Having drunk more than your balance can conceal, observing the whole pub in slow, military passes. Naomee became spyplaned and made three deliberate circuits of the tables before sitting down. spyred adj. Still drunk, and maintaining an obsolete botanical posture beside the taxi rank. Sousa remained spyred after midnight, preserving an archaic relationship with the pavement. spysated adj. You have drunk enough to orbit the conversation, receiving every exchange without joining one properly. spyshipped adj. You are drunk and moving through the pub like a vessel whose principal cargo is unsolicited intelligence. spywared adj. Of a drinker: quietly monitoring everyone present, then reporting their movements to nobody in particular. spyworked adj. Of a drinker who has taken on covert duties, handling surveillance, signals, and the table's final round.