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boobirded adj. The drunkenness of one who boos the homeward bus for arriving on the wrong side of the road. Steele was boobirded at the bus stop, objecting loudly to a service nobody had promised. boobitised adj. Reduced by drink to waiting irritably for the coat that has been on your arm throughout. Aidenmatthew was boobitised at the cloakroom, demanding a coat already draped over his shoulder. boobjobed adj. The drunkenness of one who has remodelled ordinary balance into a conspicuous, uneven performance. Jaeyla went boobjobed on the landing and required two attempts to face the correct direction. booblessnessed adj. Softened by drink into accepting that the missing coat, like several companions, may never return. Zuleimy was booblessnessed after last orders and left the pub without the coat she had worn in. boobned adj. Sharpened by drink into finding a minor obstruction on every possible route home. Elra was boobned by the station barrier and argued with its perfectly ordinary mechanism. boobocracied adj. Loosened by drink into allowing the least prepared person to direct the entire journey home. Shaphan was boobocracied and appointed himself navigator despite having lost the street address. booboisied adj. Emboldened by drink to join the queue for a taxi and immediately improve its system. Alphus was booboisied, reorganising the taxi queue according to principles nobody had requested. booboked adj. Drunk and calling for the taxi with a single, repeated hoot from the wrong pavement. Chlorene stood booboked outside the pub, hooting softly at vehicles going elsewhere. boobooed adj. Of a drinker: making harmless mistakes with the confidence of someone following a marked route. Jerri was boobooed and spent five minutes locating the door while standing beside it. boobook owled adj. Drunk past the point of recognising night transport, yet still attentive to every passing vehicle. Flourish was boobook owled at the rank, turning neatly towards each taxi and boarding none. boobooked adj. Drunk to the point where the journey home is conducted after dark by patient observation alone. Anali was boobooked, watching the last bus pass before deciding it had not been hers. booby hatched adj. Reduced by drink to emerge through small openings with the nautical dignity of a compromised vessel. Kabree came through the narrow hatchway booby hatched, without convincing evidence of having planned it. booby housed adj. Drunk, with the result that the taxi becomes a temporary institution for managing your departure. Iyinoluwa was booby housed in the back of the taxi, issuing admissions to fellow passengers. booby hutched adj. Drunk to the extent of travelling home like a cumbersome covered conveyance, with everyone aboard. Shanee was booby hutched into the waiting cab, requiring two attempts and a revised angle. booby hutted adj. Drunk to a degree that turns an ordinary carriage into a covered expedition vehicle. Tabriya was booby hutted on the night bus, settling beneath the window for a long crossing. booby prized adj. Drunk on the strength of being awarded the last coat, the wrong taxi, and responsibility for both. Kamiesha was booby prized after last orders, handed every unclaimed coat and no useful instructions.