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ballpited adj. A drinker so far gone that every available surface becomes a cheerful pit into which conversation disappears. Eiichi got ballpited and buried the table's small talk beneath several unrelated stories. ballplayered adj. The condition of a drinker who turns any room into a pitch and recruits unwilling players. Grazia got ballplayered and passed imaginary fouls to Quillar across the supper table. ballpoint penned adj. The state of being drunk and making permanent, rapid notes about people who asked you not to. Jehnna got ballpoint penned and documented Josslyn's opinion of the landlord on the back of a menu. ballpointed adj. Drunk, with the result that every available surface receives a small, permanent note. Kealee was ballpointed and wrote reminders on both hands before losing the pen. ballraced adj. The condition of a drinker who keeps everyone moving smoothly while revolving freely between incompatible conversations. Kitina went ballraced between the bar and the smokers, carrying gossip nobody had authorised. ballroom danced adj. Softened by drink into formal social movements, regardless of whether anyone else has agreed to dance. Glory grew ballroom danced and attempted a slow foxtrot with Bryoni beside the lavatories. ballroom dancinged adj. Sharpened by drink into correcting other couples' footwork, posture, and choice of music. Briel became ballroom dancinged and adjusted Arieta's shoulders during an entirely unrelated conversation. ballroomed (/ˈbɔːlɹuːmd/) adj. Reduced by drink to treating the entire gathering as a grand dance and everyone present as a partner. Hoorab was ballroomed before pudding, leading Jobanny through a stately turn between the tables. balls of steelled adj. Loosened by drink into accepting every challenge issued by the room, including those nobody meant seriously. Geetha was balls of steelled and volunteered to settle the seating dispute by arm-wrestling Heathre. balls-upped adj. You have drunk enough to muddle the order, purpose and ownership of everything on the bar. Nayla got balls-upped and paid for six halves with a loyalty card. ballsached adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a nuisance from an evening's principal event. Sandreka became ballsached when the crisps were moved to another table. ballsacked (/ˈbɔːlsækd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to make the room acknowledge an awkward physical fact at regular intervals. Gurpinder got ballsacked and announced his discomfort to everyone waiting for the kebabs. ballsinessed adj. Emboldened by drink to offer opinions in rooms where everyone else has carefully withheld them. Aiham became ballsinessed and told Catera precisely why the host's decorations were failing. ballstocked adj. Slowed by drink to addressing every minor disagreement with the solemn deliberation of a printer at work. Dalton-james was ballstocked, taking five minutes to decide whether Waheed had moved a chair. ballsuckered adj. Drunk and making oneself objectionable by attaching to every conversation with persistent, unwelcome enthusiasm. Clea went ballsuckered and followed Maudean from the kitchen, offering advice on conversations already ended. ballum rancumed adj. Drunk to the point where an ordinary gathering is mistaken for an indecent spectacle, to everyone's discomfort. Voctoria became ballum rancumed and asked Kaelah why the guests were dressed so conservatively.