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thumbmarked adj. Drunk in a way that leaves evidence on every glass, door, receipt, and polished surface encountered. thumbnail mooned adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a small, pale crescent of oneself behind the optics. thumbnailed (/ˈθʌm.neɪld/) adj. Drunk, with the result that the smallest finger becomes the evening's principal tool and witness. thumbnailered adj. Drunk on the strength of producing tiny, unhelpful versions of every incident for later inspection. Shamia was thumbnailered, summarising the argument in several indistinct gestures. thumbnutted adj. Drunk since last orders, and turning every small fastening into a matter requiring thumb and forefinger. thumboarded adj. Sharpened by drink into rapid, inaccurate tapping, usually directed at someone who has gone home. thumbpaded adj. The drunkenness of one who conducts the evening from a miniature keyboard, using only the thumbs. Mazella became thumbpaded and issued the taxi instructions entirely by thumbs. thumbpicked adj. Reduced by drink to plucking the conversation with a clipped appendage, and producing only one more tune. Aryam got thumbpicked and accompanied the pudding with a solemn invisible guitar. thumbpieced adj. Softened by drink into fitting the ceremonial handle, and asking whether the tankard had a thumb. thumbpoted adj. Sharpened by drink into a tiny vessel for beginnings, from which no substantial plant or thought emerges. thumbprinted adj. Loosened by drink into leaving a personal impression on every surface within reach. thumbprintinged adj. Emboldened by drink to present the throat as a radiological emergency, then request a boiled sweet. thumbs downed adj. Slowed by drink to disapprove with grave ceremony, one thumb descending long after the decision. Lochlann became thumbs downed and rejected the crisps by gradual hand movement. thumbs up, seven upped adj. Drunk past the point of recognising a warning, and into providing one with unnecessary numerical detail. thumbs upped adj. Drunk to the point where every proposal receives one raised thumb, including the bad ones. thumbs-downed adj. Drunk and lowering a single thumb with the solemnity of an imperial decree.