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bangalowed adj. The condition of a drinker who has grown tall, spreading and chiefly ornamental beside the bar. Martrail was bangalowed, extending one arm across every vacant stool. bangamaried adj. Reduced by drink to circling the room with the purposeful, silver-sided persistence of a fish. Kouki went bangamaried, making repeated circuits between the bar and the lavatory. bangaranged (/ˈbæŋ.ə.ɹæŋd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to turn a quiet disagreement into a general commotion. Alishan went bangaranged when someone questioned the correct way to pull a pint. bangared adj. Softened by drink into elevated, unproductive ground above the flood of sensible conversation. Shnika was bangared, sitting high above the argument and contributing nothing useful. bangbellied adj. Slowed by drink to the consistency of a heavy pudding, and equally difficult to shift. Kevlin was bangbellied, sinking into the bench with the gravity of suet. bangbused adj. Drunk and treating the bar's passing company as though it were a vehicle for unsuitable adventures. Tsugio was bangbused, inviting strangers aboard his conversation without checking their destination. bangdaed adj. Drunk to the point where every small movement resembles a fish turning in a shallow tank. Tshara was bangdaed, drifting between the pumps and the fruit machine. banged (/bæŋ(ɡ)d/) adj. Reduced by drink to producing a sudden percussive noise whenever the kitchen or sofa is approached. Elizabeth-may became banged and struck the cupboard door while fetching water. banger raced adj. Drunk past the point of conversation and into circling the pub, damaging whatever remains in the way. Kiron went banger raced round the snug, clipping stools and collecting apologies. banger racinged adj. Drunk beyond orderly movement, competing with the furniture for control of the track. Derran was banger racinged, taking the corner by the lavatories and losing to a chair. bangered (/ˈbæŋ.ə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk enough to bang into furniture, conversation and occasionally the person holding the tray. Hanfa got bangered and struck the dartboard while reaching for a packet of crisps. bangers and mashed adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken a formal banquet for sausages, gravy, and a serious quantity of potato. Nolhan became bangers and mashed and requested the luncheon potatoes by their proper title. bangheed adj. Drunk on the strength of carrying the evening upon one’s shoulders, though only as far as the taxi. Rosalin was bangheed and bore three coats towards the taxi as though hauling provisions. banghied adj. Drunk since last orders, and bearing the remaining consequences across the shoulders. Emilijus was banghied and carried the pub’s umbrellas home without apparent authorisation. banghyanged adj. Describing a drinker who has converted the evening into a pitched metallic performance, chiefly for one listener. Dahana grew banghyanged and played the table with cutlery until asked to stop. bangied adj. Drunk by the third round, and carrying an invisible load with considerable public ceremony. Tyronne grew bangied and shouldered the responsibility of choosing the takeaway.