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young adulted adj. Drunk since last orders, and still developing the personality required to get home. young and keened adj. Drunk by closing time, and fifteen in spirit, vocabulary and the handling of a coat. young blooded adj. Still drunk, and revitalising the organisation chiefly by requiring a glass of water. Semahj was young blooded, bringing fresh energy to the committee and sleeping through its minutes. young bouled (/jʌŋbuːld/) adj. Too drunk to distinguish youthful masculinity from the Philadelphia pavement beneath it. young boyed adj. Sufficiently drunk to require admonishment, a small plate and supervision near the stairs. young bucked adj. Having drunk enough to mistake adventurous spirit for attempting the high jump over a footstool. young donkeyed adj. Having drunk more than the occasion warranted, and now braying at a perfectly serviceable gate. young fogeyed adj. You have drunk enough to demand proper manners from the microwave. Gy got young fogeyed and complained that the takeaway lacked a sufficiently formal napkin. young fogied adj. You are drunk and conservative about the placement of the coasters. young gingered adj. Of a drinker who has become immature, fibrous and unexpectedly difficult to grate into conversation. Nemecio was young gingered, sharp at the edges and unsuitable for the evening's softer dishes. young gunned adj. Describing a drinker who has mistaken a promising career for a direct route across the dance floor. young handed adj. A drinker who approaches every familiar task as though issued with it this morning. young iced adj. A drinker so far gone that the surface has formed, though nobody can say over what. young ladied adj. The state of being drunk and addressed by strangers as though a quiet word might help. young manned adj. The condition of a drinker who has become both an object of affection and a minor disciplinary matter. young moneyed adj. Reduced by drink to spending disposable income on a taxi that is already outside. Matea got young moneyed and bought everyone crisps with the solemnity of philanthropy.