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baby snatchered adj. The condition of a drinker who has removed one small object from the gathering and refuses to explain why. Palma got baby snatchered and carried off the table's smallest ornament. baby snatchinged adj. Drunk beyond ordinary discretion, with the evening's smallest unattended object suddenly seeming worth taking home. Donneisha became baby snatchinged and attempted to leave with a neighbour's cushion. baby spaced adj. Drunk in a way that leaves scarcely enough room between the chair, the glass, and the next poor decision. Eutimio was baby spaced, leaving no room on the bench for anyone else's elbows. baby stepped adj. Drunk, with the result that every grand undertaking proceeds by one unsteady inch. Taylen was baby stepped through the karaoke queue, advancing only when personally encouraged. baby strollered adj. Drunk on the strength of a wheeled frame, proceeding ceremonially while contributing little to the motion. Cela was baby strollered through the station, supported by a trolley and public patience. baby talked adj. Drunk since last orders, and addressing adults in a tender register normally reserved for someone still learning cutlery. Passion got baby talked and praised the barman for using such a lovely glass. baby taxied adj. Still drunk, and conveyed in a small three-wheeled vehicle with more confidence than steering. Kierstie was baby taxied home, directing the autorickshaw towards a street she could not name. baby teed adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard a miniature shirt as formal evening wear. Abelina became baby teed and attempted to accept compliments on the garment's restraint. baby toothed adj. Having drunk enough to conduct the evening on temporary equipment, with permanent judgement deferred. Takendra was baby toothed and bit cautiously into a sandwich she had already finished. baby transed adj. Having drunk more than the evening can accommodate, and still at the beginning of a long personal process. Carry was baby transed and treated finding the cloakroom as the first stage of a major undertaking. baby trapped adj. Of a drinker: committed to a situation by a small, deliberate decision whose consequences have become surprisingly domestic. Leylanie was baby trapped by midnight, unable to leave until everyone had discussed tomorrow's breakfast. baby vamped adj. Of a drinker who has become charmingly conspicuous, drawing the room towards a modestly glamorous nuisance. Jaquline was baby vamped, attracting compliments while standing beside the broken coat hook. baby walkered adj. Describing a drinker who advances within a supportive frame, propelled chiefly by optimism and wheels. Ayezah became baby walkered and crossed the lounge with the aid of a desk chair. baby weighted adj. A drinker so far gone that their personal measurement has become an item for the household records. Harper-louise was baby weighted, and the family began recording her carefully on the bathroom scales. baby wiped adj. The state of being drunk and requiring a large, damp intervention before any further civic activity. Shaneek was baby wiped and cleaned the telephone with solemn attention before misdialling the taxi. baby wranglered adj. Drunk to the extent of making everyone in the room perform naturally for an imaginary camera crew. Sever got baby wranglered and coaxed three strangers into laughing on cue.