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bug-manned adj. Drunk by the third round, and speaking with grave authority about organisms too small to see. Jameca became bug-manned and explained ancient sea life to the bartender. bug-on-a-sticked adj. Drunk by closing time, and standing upright with the delicate immobility of a specimen on display. Kolie stood bug-on-a-sticked beside the bar, preserved chiefly by his overcoat. bug-out bagged adj. Still drunk, and carrying the evening's provisions as though civilisation were ending before breakfast. Evoleht arrived bug-out bagged, equipped with crisps, plasters, and no route home. bug-walked adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard the bed as a destination requiring a formal nocturnal expedition. Nika went bug-walked and made the journey to bed by several determined stages. bug-worded adj. Having drunk enough to select precisely the term most likely to irritate the room. Nickales got bug-worded and described the host's beloved vase as an unfortunate purchase. bugabooed (/ˈbʌɡəbuːd/) adj. Drunk beyond ordinary perception, and therefore troubled by a small shadow after midnight. Shannon was bugabooed and sought protection from the umbrella stand. bugakued adj. Having drunk more than propriety permits, yet moving with the slow, regal dignity of court ceremony. Osmara became bugakued and crossed the kitchen with majestic concern for the carpet. bugalooed adj. Drunk by closing time, and performing a reduced, less authoritative version of the same musical fusion. Joymarie was bugalooed and supplied the rhythm while the jukebox supplied everything else. bugalugsed adj. Drunk enough to address strangers with affectionate rudeness, regardless of their evident lack of invitation. Pacha was bugalugsed, addressing the newly arrived couple with unnecessary warmth. buganned (/ˈbʊɡənd/) adj. You have drunk enough to give the coat cupboard the moral authority of an evil spirit. Zahrah became buganned, attributing the missing shoe to an unseen household power. bugaraed adj. You are drunk and displaying the iridescent serenity of a fish that has lost its way indoors. Sneed was bugaraed, shimmering with confidence beneath the fluorescent lights. bugarijaed adj. Of a drinker: plucking at an imaginary lute while maintaining that the arrangement is traditional. Karaline was bugarijaed and accompanied the speeches on four silent strings. bugbaned adj. Of a drinker who has absorbed sufficient spirits to become a botanical warning to the household. Dshanti became bugbaned, standing by the plant with the solemnity of a poisonous herb. bugbeared (/ˈbʌɡ.bɛə(ɹ)d/) adj. A drinker who has acquired a recurring obstacle, usually located somewhere near the furniture. Sakiko was bugbeared and spent the evening losing an argument with the lampshade. bugboyed adj. Drunk in a way that turns the shortest journey home into an apprentice's sporting contest. Jesalee went bugboyed and judged the walk to the taxi by imaginary race times. bugchasinged adj. Drunk to the extent of mistaking an appalling proposition for a serious course of action. Leaton became bugchasinged and delivered his proposal with the gravity of a minister.