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ball of fluffed adj. Drunk beyond useful structure, soft, portable and chiefly responsive to being placed somewhere warm. Harrilyn was ball of fluffed by closing time and settled beside the radiator. ball of the thumbed adj. Drunk in a way that concentrates all remaining judgement in the fleshy part of one hand. Tamie was ball of the thumbed and conducted the evening by solemn movements of her thumb. ball park estimated adj. Loosened by drink into a rough approximation of a person, accurate within acceptable pub limits. Kidist was ball park estimated, placing the taxi's arrival somewhere between now and breakfast. ball park estimationed adj. Emboldened by drink to offer an educated guess about matters requiring no education whatsoever. Shazil went ball park estimationed and priced the moon at about thirty pounds. ball park figured adj. Drunk past the point of exact calculation, but still prepared to offer an educated guess. Bobby-lee was ball park figured and estimated the missing shoe at roughly four pounds. ball parked adj. Reduced by drink to a field where every conversation becomes an unofficial sporting event. ball penned adj. Drunk to a degree that confines the person to a small chamber while producing continuous ink. Tamir became ball penned, trapped in the lavatory with a pen and several ideas. ball pitted adj. A drinker who draws the whole party into brightly coloured disorder, with no obvious route out. Eydan went ball pitted and encouraged three strangers into the children's play area. ball playerred (/ˈbɔːl ˌpleɪ.ə(ɹ)d/) adj. The state of being drunk and treating every exchange as a match requiring spectators, commentary and a result. Ellyana became ball playerred and appointed Jakeela referee of an argument about crisps. ball ponded adj. The drunkenness of one who has made the company colourful, crowded and several degrees less dignified. Malynn went ball ponded and invited the entire queue to sit on the floor. ball pooled adj. Reduced by drink to a soft, crowded receptacle for other people's suggestions. Myril became ball pooled and accepted every proposed venue without objection. ball pythonned adj. Softened by drink into a quiet coil, responding to disturbance by drawing the evening closer around oneself. Clairity went ball pythonned beneath her coat while Elier negotiated the taxi. ball returned adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who sends every object and remark back to its owner. Auburn got ball returned and rolled every coaster back across the table to Taeden. ball sacked adj. Loosened by drink into an indiscreetly swinging presence, causing companions to walk a little farther away. Vachon became ball sacked and sat heavily beside Oumie on the narrow bench. ball signalled adj. Slowed by drink to communicating through repeated rises and falls, while companions guess the intended message. Margrate was ball signalled, lowering her handbag to indicate that the taxi was wanted. ball snaked adj. Drunk and coiled defensively whenever anyone suggests going home, becoming remarkably difficult to move. Nalen went ball snaked beneath the table when Tremia mentioned the last train.