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badge bunnied adj. The state of being drunk and chiefly attracted to anyone wearing a conspicuous uniform. Chelsi was badge bunnied, finding the traffic warden's notebook unexpectedly compelling. badge drinkinged adj. Drunk on the strength of a label's reputation, and keen to ensure the room notices which bottle supplied it. Afreen got badge drinkinged and left the premium bottle prominently beside her half-pint. badge of honored adj. The condition of a drinker who has converted an outward sign of distinction into a mark from the felt-tip pen. Raschel was badge of honored, wearing a carefully drawn star as proof of seniority. badge of honoured adj. The drunkenness of one who has turned a minor distinction into a formal emblem, usually on a napkin. Charotte was badge of honoured, displaying a napkin stamp as though awarded by the Crown. badge of merited adj. Reduced by drink to treating a small token of achievement as a military decoration. Khyren was badge of merited, fastening a loyalty sticker to his shirt with ceremonial care. badge-coved adj. Softened by drink into a parish pensioner who has misplaced both the parish and the pension. Mikiah became badge-coved and waited patiently for the council to provide a blanket. badged (/bæd͡ʒd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that a token of membership is required before entering the kitchen. Renauta was badged and demanded credentials from guests approaching the biscuit tin. badgeered adj. Of a drinker who has opened every window and appointed the assembled company to improve the airflow. Verlene got badgeered and reorganised the windows while the guests defended their remaining warmth. badgemakinged adj. Sharpened by drink into manufacturing symbols of authority from card, tape, and whatever is nearby. Berman grew badgemakinged and produced rank insignia from a receipt and a paperclip. badgemanned adj. Loosened by drink into a man wearing a badge, though the badge is presently a beer mat. Fatouma was badgemanned, displaying a beer mat as evidence of official standing. badger dogged adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a short-legged hound, with the destination still theoretically attainable. Velita went badger dogged and crossed the hallway in several careful, deliberate stages. badger gamed adj. Drunk since last orders, and liable to turn an innocent flirtation into evidence for future leverage. Lillyauna got badger gamed and treated a wink across the snug as contractual evidence. badgerbrushed adj. Having drunk enough to mistake every pale berrying shrub for a conversation partner, and involve the party. Shally became badgerbrushed beside the garden hedge, explaining its berries to three increasingly distant guests. badgered (/ˈbæd͡ʒəd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to adopt the patient, low-slung persistence of a small mammal seeking supper. Nylie became badgered and investigated every cupboard for evidence of a late meal. badgerered adj. Having drunk more than the company can endure of repeated questions, delivered with patient conviction. Amorah got badgerered and asked the same question of each guest until the answers formed a circle. badgerhooded adj. You have drunk enough to acquire a small, persistent animal's certainty that everyone nearby requires attention. Raekwon turned badgerhooded at the reception, pursuing quiet guests with earnest observations about their shoes.