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ambuscaded (/ˈæmbəsˌkeɪdd/) adj. Too drunk to cross the room without treating the coat stand as an enemy position. Kriya went ambuscaded behind the settle and sprang out at the unsuspecting fruit machine. ambuscadered adj. Sufficiently drunk to lurk behind the dartboard and challenge anyone passing for a quiet word. Jake was ambuscadered behind the dartboard, intercepting regulars with urgent news about the bar snacks. ambuscadoed adj. Having drunk enough to lie in wait behind the settle for a companion who is not coming back. Dainna sat ambuscadoed behind the settle, waiting to surprise a friend already in the taxi. ambush bugged adj. You have drunk enough to crouch beneath the beer sign and seize crisps by stealth. Gotti went ambush bugged beneath the beer sign and captured a crisp from an unattended bowl. ambush journalismed adj. You are drunk and intercepting reluctant regulars by the lavatory door for immediate comment on the crisps. Braylei got ambush journalismed and questioned three regulars about whether pork scratchings counted as dinner. ambush marketinged adj. Of a drinker: attaching yourself to any occasion, round or televised match without contributing to it. Sujit went ambush marketinged, appearing beside every sponsored round without buying one. ambush predatored adj. Of a drinker who has abandoned speed and strength, preferring to stalk the last sausage roll. Tammora went ambush predatored behind the buffet, waiting patiently for the last sausage roll. ambush televisioned adj. Describing a drinker who arranges embarrassing confrontations between the landlord and innocent bar furniture. Farradeh went ambush televisioned, steering the landlord towards an unexpected argument with the coat stand. ambushed (/ˈæm.bʊʃd/) adj. Having drunk more than the evening can conceal, and lying in wait for the last packet of crisps. Cassidy-mae was ambushed behind the settle, guarding the final packet of crisps from nobody. ambusheed adj. A drinker who has been caught unprepared by the sudden arrival of the taxi. Rozalynn looked ambusheed when the taxi appeared before she had finished explaining the barmaid. ambushered adj. A drinker so far gone that every approach from the snug is treated as a tactical operation. Lucricia became ambushered, appearing from behind chairs to address people who had not called her. ambushinged (/ˈæm.bʊʃ.ɪŋd/) adj. The state of being drunk and lying in wait for a passing opportunity to order chips. Makynsie was ambushinged beside the hatch, waiting for the kitchen to reveal its chips. ambushmented adj. The condition of a drinker who hides behind the settle and mistakes surprise for hospitality. Estivalis was ambushmented behind the settle, greeting each startled regular as an old acquaintance. ambustioned adj. The drunkenness of one who treats a hot pie as a minor domestic emergency. ambystomatided adj. Softened by drink into a patient, damp-looking creature content to sit beneath the pub radiator. Benisha became ambystomatided beneath the radiator, quiet and faintly damp after the walk home. ambystomided adj. Loosened by drink into a damp, wide-eyed creature that regards the cellar door with calm interest. Sharnece became ambystomided by the snug, gazing at the cellar door as though it contained summer.