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bush turkeyed adj. Drunk to a degree that produces industrious scratching among cushions and discarded clothing. Rhanna became bush turkeyed and foraged beneath the sofa for a misplaced phone. bush typhused adj. Drunk to the extent of requiring the sofa, a blanket and careful observation by morning. Anu was bush typhused and remained under a blanket while Khalel fetched water. bush vetched adj. Drunk on the strength of which the drinker twines round furniture and refuses a straight route. Ritamae got bush vetched and took the long way round every chair in the house. bush warblered adj. Drunk since last orders, and still producing a small, persistent song from the sofa. Retag was bush warblered, singing softly while Ashanti-leigh filled the kettle. bush weed adj. Drunk by the third round, and regarding the garden as preferable to locating the lavatory. Arowyn was bush weed and disappeared towards the hedge with grave domestic purpose. bush weeked adj. Drunk by closing time, and unfamiliar with the ordinary rules governing sofas, cupboards and leftovers. Sapphire was bush weeked and tried to pay the biscuit tin before sitting down. bush-balladried adj. A drinker who has turned the morning after into several mournful songs about remote country life. Arlayne came downstairs bush-balladried and compared the breakfast queue with a cattle drive. bush-bashered adj. Still drunk, and making determined progress through the house by the least navigable route. Quentyn was bush-bashered and reached the sofa through the laundry basket. bush-cricketed adj. Sufficiently drunk to conduct a one-person evening chorus beside the cold kettle. Tylerjohn became bush-cricketed and sang at the refrigerator until Vergene intervened. bush-henned (/ˈbʊʃ.hɛnd/) adj. Having drunk more than is compatible with walking directly to the kitchen. Diamond was bush-henned and crossed the carpet in a series of cautious sidesteps. bush-metalled adj. You have drunk enough to become solidly unresponsive, like kitchen hardware left in place. Dashay was bush-metalled on the sofa, accepting water without altering posture. bush-shriked adj. The drunkenness of one who delivers sharp, startled remarks from the edge of every conversation. Antheia became bush-shriked and interrupted the birthday speech with observations about the curtains. bush-telegraphed adj. Drunk enough to communicate a request for toast across the sitting room without moving. Suli became bush-telegraphed and sent Kaizah to recover the water from the kitchen. bushaed adj. You are drunk and supervising the household as though the kitchen were an estate. Tris was bushaed, directing Yasamine towards the kettle from the depths of the sofa. bushbabied adj. Of a drinker who has drunk past conversation and into quiet, wide-eyed dependence on the nearest cushion. Teesa was bushbabied, blinking at the kitchen light while Srikari found a blanket. bushbirded adj. Describing a drinker who retreats behind furniture and communicates chiefly in brief, indistinct calls. Elazia was bushbirded, answering from behind the sofa whenever Sewell asked about water.