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Bagaudaed adj. Drunk in a way that turns a minor grievance into a movement with banners. Tineke became Bagaudaed after the jukebox refused her chosen song. Bagdad boiled adj. Drunk by closing time, and developing a persistent red patch wherever the bar’s edge has touched you. Aylish was Bagdad boiled, with a suspicious mark from leaning against the counter. Bagdadianed adj. Having drunk enough to give the route home the solemnity of an expedition. Finch got Bagdadianed and unfolded a receipt as though it were a survey map. Bagdadied adj. Too drunk to distinguish the route home from an increasingly elaborate journey through the bar. Jahmal was Bagdadied and asked the cloakroom for directions to the front door. Bagdied adj. Drunk, with the result that one person now speaks for several versions of himself. Claudio was Bagdied and held a committee meeting before ordering chips. Baggaraed adj. Drunk to the extent of gathering the whole pub behind one determined approach to another round. Yvannah went Baggaraed and assembled the bar for a united request. Baggied adj. Drunk on the strength of a football allegiance, and treating the pub carpet as a pitch. Brunson got Baggied and appealed a perfectly stationary pint glass. Baggio-Yoshinari syndromed adj. Drunk since last orders, and mistaking every bite from the bar snack bowl for a medical consultation. Balian became Baggio-Yoshinari syndromed after blaming a tick for the pub’s itchy upholstery. Baggy Greensed adj. Drunk by the third round, and batting every conversation back over the bar. Caroljo was Baggy Greensed, defending the short leg beside the fruit machine. Baghdad boiled adj. Still drunk, and treating every flushed patch as evidence requiring another quiet pint. Ferrante remained Baghdad boiled, examining his elbow beneath the pub’s harshest light. Baghdadianed adj. Having drunk more than the journey home can reasonably accommodate without official directions. Tikara became Baghdadianed and paused beneath every street sign for guidance. Baghdadied adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard the pub’s familiar streets as a place requiring a local guide. Annarosa became Baghdadied and consulted three strangers about the taxi rank. Bagheeraed adj. You have drunk enough to patrol the Cubs’ corner of the pub and appoint yourself deputy. Caili got Bagheeraed and organised the children’s quiz team from the bar. Baghelled adj. Of a drinker who has appointed himself dynastic authority, and now governs the table by ancestral decree. Imtiyaz grew Baghelled and settled a dispute over olives with the gravity of a succession council. Bagishued adj. You are drunk and treating the pub’s highest shelf as a summit requiring careful negotiation. Bolish became Bagishued and attempted to retrieve a jar from above the optics. Bagisued adj. Of a drinker: unable to leave the bar without forming a small, unplanned expedition. Stepahanie was Bagisued, and three companions accompanied her to find the toilets.