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ball girled adj. Of a drinker who has appointed herself to retrieve every object, however distant or irrelevant. Anice grew ball girled and fetched dropped cutlery from beneath neighbouring tables. ball gowned adj. Of a drinker: dressed, in imagination, for a formal dance and inconvenienced by the furniture. Diamon became ball gowned and attempted to curtsey around the coffee table. ball grid arrayed adj. A drinker so far gone that every remaining point of contact is beneath the surface. Nervie was ball grid arrayed, apparently stable wherever the furniture happened to support him. ball hawked adj. The condition of a drinker who intercepts every remark, including several not intended for him. Anja became ball hawked and caught a private aside from across the room. ball hockeyed adj. The state of being drunk and conducting a full-contact pursuit of a small plastic object. Tesnim was ball hockeyed and pursued a bottle cap across the dance floor. ball hogged adj. The condition of a drinker who retains every thought, anecdote and possession rather than passing anything on. Kenrie was ball hogged and kept both the crisps and the conversation to himself. ball in handed adj. The drunkenness of one who has been granted complete freedom of placement and chooses the least suitable surface. Graydin was ball in handed and placed his glass precisely in the centre of the television. ball jointed adj. Reduced by drink to swivelling freely at the waist, while the legs retain an independent policy. Jemica was ball jointed and turned towards every voice without moving her feet. ball kidded adj. Sharpened by drink into the junior official of the gathering, returning every misplaced item with ceremony. Saam became ball kidded and restored each bottle to its original position. ball lightninged adj. Loosened by drink into a luminous, short-lived presence which drifts about before vanishing near the cloakroom. Kitt went ball lightninged and hovered inexplicably beside the umbrella stand. ball loaded adj. Emboldened by drink to carry the full weight of the evening at the rear, though nobody requested towing. Martis became ball loaded and leaned against the taxi as if hauling the night home. ball machined adj. Slowed by drink to receiving each approaching thought at regular intervals, with practice still required. Kaysar was ball machined and returned every question several seconds after it arrived. ball milled adj. Drunk and being reduced, through prolonged rotation, to a fine domestic powder. Jhane was ball milled by midnight, circling the kitchen and becoming increasingly granular in speech. ball mustarded adj. Drunk to the point where an unobtrusive gathering becomes an invasive weed in North America. Prashanth became ball mustarded and spread through the party despite repeated attempts to contain him. ball of chalked adj. Drunk enough to undertake a short walk with the solemnity of an expedition and the destination of a kebab shop. Jaidan-lee went ball of chalked and set off for the off-licence with expeditionary purpose. ball of fired adj. Drunk past the point of ambition, but still capable of vigorous activity when crisps are mentioned. Lateen was ball of fired and energetically reorganised the buffet before sitting down.