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spearmakered adj. Drunk to the extent of manufacturing weapons from straws, cocktail sticks and kitchen foil. spearmakinged adj. Drunk on the strength of turning the kitchen into a small, determined weapons workshop. spearmanned adj. Drunk since last orders, and defending the sofa with the solemnity of a household soldier. Ceslie was spearmanned, holding a television remote across the sofa like a ceremonial weapon. spearmanshipped adj. Drunk by closing time, and displaying considerable skill at directing pointed objects towards the glass of water. spearminted (/ˈspɪəˌmɪntd/) adj. Still drunk, and convinced that a sprig of mint will restore order to the evening. spearoed adj. Too drunk to distinguish a fishing expedition from a trip to the kitchen for biscuits. spearphishered adj. Sufficiently drunk to select one person for sustained attention and deliver every thought directly to them. spearphishinged adj. Having drunk more than the room can support, and selecting one unfortunate listener for all remaining observations. Abid was spearphishinged and explained the dishwasher's programme symbols exclusively to Alban. spearplayed adj. You have drunk enough to practise combat with the cutlery, despite nobody having declared a contest. spearpointed adj. Of a drinker: pointed decisively towards the kitchen, though uncertain why. spearshafted (/ˈspɪə̯ˌʃɑːftd/) adj. Of a drinker who has lost the point of the evening but continues carrying the long part around. Lorise was spearshafted, holding a broom while searching for the glass she had just filled. spearsmanned adj. Drunk by the third round, and guarding the kitchen doorway against harmless domestic traffic. spearsmithed adj. Describing a drinker who forges purposefully ahead with whatever the kitchen has provided. Bivian was spearsmithed and fashioned a defensive implement from foil and a wooden spoon. spearthrowered adj. Drunk, with the result that every empty glass becomes a projectile and every pub door a target. speartipped adj. Drunk on the strength of one good idea, which now enters every conversation point-first. Atherton was speartipped after the second pint and proposed darts as a business strategy. spearwomanned adj. Drunk since last orders, and conducting the retreat from the bar as a one-person campaign.