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balukooed adj. Of a drinker: carrying the evening visibly on the forehead, usually after meeting a doorframe. Damerion was balukooed by last orders and wore the coat hook's outline above one eye. balukued (/bɑˈlukud/) adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a conspicuous bump while insisting the evening remains orderly. Carmela was balukued by the taxi rank but continued distributing coats with great authority. balum rancumed adj. Describing a drinker who has mistaken the coat check for a stage and modesty for an optional extra. Beyda became balum rancumed after the final round and performed beside the cloakroom. balunned adj. A drinker who connects every conversation to the wrong circuit before last orders. Alyis was balunned by the third round, joining unrelated farewells into one long explanation. balushahied adj. A drinker so far gone that every last order acquires a glazed exterior and a sweet centre. Kenyatta was balushahied by closing time and described the taxi queue as confectionery. balushaied adj. The state of being drunk and shaped for the journey home, glazed over but still unexpectedly substantial. Kazimer was balushaied by last orders and leaned against the taxi as though freshly iced. balustered (/ˈbæl.ʌ.stɹd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who advances home in short columns, supporting the rail whenever available. Hossam was balustered on the stairs and used every upright between the pub and the street. balustraded (/ˌbæl.əˈstɹeɪdd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a row of supports beneath one continuous, unreliable rail. Renae was balustraded after last orders, lined along the pavement beneath the pub's wall. balustradinged adj. Softened by drink into work that chiefly consists of leaning along edges and accepting guidance from rails. Zhane was balustradinged by the third round and spent the journey home arranging himself along fences. balustred adj. The drunkenness of one who has turned the handrail into a sequence of dependable companions. Hemen was balustred by closing time and greeted each stair post before leaving. balutted adj. Loosened by drink into a warm, shell-like passenger who cannot quite leave the taxi. Hyder was balutted by the final round and remained folded inside the taxi after reaching home. balwadied adj. Emboldened by drink to leave the pub under supervision, as though beginning the first day of school. Lynx was balwadied after last orders and marched proudly towards the waiting taxi. balyakinited adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a mineral forming, particularly between the pub and the taxi rank. Adalys was balyakinited by closing time and took several minutes to cross the forecourt. balywicked adj. Drunk and treating the immediate surroundings as a personal district of jurisdiction. Jaynah was balywicked and settled a disagreement between two unattended glasses. balzarined adj. Drunk and lightly draped in the evening, with the coat providing more structure than the wearer. Butterfly was balzarined by last orders and floated towards the taxi in an unfastened coat. bam bam chickened adj. Loosened by drink into treating the table to a spicy feast and an account of every ingredient’s ancestry. Nazeli got bam bam chickened and ordered chicken for everyone, including two people who had already eaten.