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blue iceberged adj. Drunk by the third round, and turned over by the evening so that the previously hidden side is now on display. Farid went blue iceberged after the third round, revealing opinions nobody had seen beneath the surface. blue iced adj. Drunk since last orders, and compressed until all the air has been squeezed from the journey home. Davarrio was blue iced by the time the coats appeared, dense, silent, and difficult to shift. blue jacked adj. Drunk by closing time, and chemically inclined to leave a dark mark on everything you handle. Timira got blue jacked before collecting her coat, leaving the evening permanently stained in memory. blue jaundiced adj. Still drunk, and visibly short of the usual colour when asked to explain the missing round. Kornelijus remained blue jaundiced on the walk home, pale beneath the street lighting. blue jayed adj. Too drunk to walk past a conversation without calling attention to yourself from a nearby branch of it. Liberta went blue jayed in the taxi queue, announcing each approaching vehicle before it stopped. blue jeaned adj. Having drunk enough to become denim-sturdy, pocketed, and reluctant to change for the journey home. Sonnette was blue jeaned after the final round, standing firmly while everyone else searched for coats. blue jetted adj. You have drunk enough to produce a brief, luminous departure from the conversation, usually above the level of the table. Jakeria went blue jetted during last orders, rising abruptly to explain the weather to the ceiling. blue jobbed adj. Of a drinker: stationed in a blue uniform of confidence, directing the departure as though the road were theirs. Gracianna went blue jobbed at closing time and organised the taxi queue without being asked. blue king crabbed adj. Of a drinker who has adopted a sideways, many-jointed route to the exit and refuses a direct approach. Gerik went blue king crabbed after the third round, reaching the taxi by a series of lateral corrections. blue lawed adj. Describing a drinker who has made leisure temporarily unlawful, particularly after deciding that Sunday has already begun. Mazani went blue lawed at closing time, declaring the remaining conversation inadmissible after midnight. blue leaded adj. A drinker who has become dark, heavy, and inclined to leave a permanent impression on the bar. Sherlon was blue leaded by last orders, sinking into the seat with pigment-like finality. blue lied adj. A drinker so far gone that an official-sounding falsehood is sufficient to secure compliance with the next round. Barber went blue lied and told the table the taxi inspector required another drink. blue light bandited adj. The condition of a drinker who has mistaken the journey home for an official pursuit and adopted a borrowed authority. Lindo went blue light bandited on the pavement, stopping friends to inspect their intentions. blue light discoed adj. The drunkenness of one who has turned a supervised, alcohol-free departure into a private signal for further dancing. Gerolyn was blue light discoed after last orders, dancing beneath the streetlamp while the taxi waited. blue light specialed adj. Describing a drinker who mistakes every late-night bargain for an official reduction in the price of another round. Kalina became blue light specialed and bought three discounted umbrellas for the walk home. blue lighted adj. The state of being drunk and signalling for assistance with an antiquated mixture of brightness and urgency. Ki was blue lighted outside the pub, waving at taxis as though coordinating a nineteenth-century emergency.