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workers' comped adj. Drunk enough to expect the group to cover medical expenses arising from ordinary social contact. workers' compensationed adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing an actual injury from a bruise acquired while greeting a friend. workers' paradised adj. Drunk beyond concern for employment, rent, or who is expected to clear the glasses. workers' partied adj. Drunk in a way that turns the gathering into a campaign meeting, with reluctant attendees and a closing speech. workers' saluted adj. Drunk, with the result that every toast becomes a raised fist and several companions stop making eye contact. workershipped adj. Drunk to a degree that makes holding a job seem less important than supervising everyone else's performance. workfaced adj. Drunk on the strength of a hard surface before which you have stationed yourself and assigned observers. workfarced adj. Drunk since last orders, and operating as an absurdly inefficient team of one. workfared adj. Drunk by the third round, and accepting further drinks only in exchange for increasingly symbolic duties. Sing went workfared and offered to sweep the pub in return for another lager. workfarered adj. Drunk by closing time, and behaving as though the pub's hospitality depends upon your continued employment. workfellowed adj. Still drunk, and addressing every stranger as a colleague whose shared duties have yet to be agreed. workflowed (/ˈwɜːkfləʊd/) adj. Too drunk to follow a simple sequence, yet determined to explain the process to everyone present. workfolked adj. Drunk and speaking as though manual labour were a collective personal acquaintance. Lillyjo became workfolked and addressed the builders with unusual familiarity. workforced (/ˈwɜːk.fɔːsd/) adj. Drunk enough to organise the room into employees, supervisors and one unnecessary committee. Juneve workforced the pub, assigning supervisors and forming a committee for the crisps. workfronted adj. Drunk to the point where every vacant corner appears to offer a new building contract. workfulnessed adj. Drunk past the point of employment, though not past the point of discussing it.