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baboon syndromed adj. Drunk beyond the stage at which the journey home can be undertaken without a carefully marked posterior. Wainwright was baboon syndromed and sat gingerly on the last bus. babooned (/bəˈbuːnd/) adj. Drunk enough to bare the teeth at last orders and treat the taxi rank as a social hierarchy. Saulius became babooned when the bartender announced closing time. babooneried adj. Drunk in a way that makes the coat queue resemble a small, poorly supervised troop. Magdelyn became babooneried when the cloakroom closed and everyone reclaimed the wrong coat. baboonessed adj. Drunk, with the result that every woman in the queue is addressed as a relative and offered a lift. Tersa was baboonessed by closing time and invited the entire taxi rank home. babooninged adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the hard bench at the night bus seem a ceremonial punishment. Joyous was babooninged and lowered herself onto the station bench with care. babooshed adj. Drunk to the extent of proceeding in soft, heel-less steps towards a coat that is not yours. Rushil went babooshed through the cloakroom, gliding between umbrellas. babooshkaed adj. Drunk, with the result that every minor domestic difficulty is covered, tied down, and declared traditional. Rayonia arrived babooshkaed, tying a floral napkin beneath her chin for formal purposes. babouched (/bəˈbuːʃd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and proceeding without a heel, a plan or a reliable sense of direction. Ilany left babouched, gliding past the taxi rank towards the canal. baboushkaed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes a floral scarf seem both ceremonial and necessary to continued conversation. Flecia became baboushkaed and appointed a tea towel to the office of head covering. babracoted adj. Still drunk, and treating the nearest grate as a suitable place to prepare the journey home. Jenna-leigh was babracoted beside the pub radiator, warming a sandwich for the road. babuched adj. Drunk on the strength of a final round, with the dignified, heel-less progress of a slipper seeking home. babudomed adj. Having drunk more than enough to impose bureaucracy on the final round and paperwork on the journey home. Amilli became babudomed and created a queue for the queue outside the pub. babued (/ˈbɑːbuːd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to append a title to every stranger encountered between the pub and home. Stokes became babued and called the doorman ‘sir’ with increasing ceremony. babuinaed adj. Drunk and inclined to groom companions, inspect food suspiciously, and settle disputes by public display. Grovene spent twenty minutes grooming the bar towel, thoroughly babuinaed by closing time. babuismed adj. Drunk enough to produce confident malapropisms in English, each one apparently entered for publication. Jadell grew babuismed and asked whether the pub had any vegetarian mortgages. babulled (/bəˈbuːld/) adj. Drunk beyond ordinary sociability, with a spreading, thorny presence and roots apparently fixed to the spot. Arihaan stood babulled beside the buffet, branching into several unrelated conversations.