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barbecue slawed adj. Of a drinker: red about the edges, finely shredded in conversation, and best served beside leftovers. Ariarose was barbecue slawed and separated the coleslaw into increasingly smaller portions. barbecue stoppered adj. Of a drinker who has raised the one kitchen subject guaranteed to halt conversation. Indervir was barbecue stoppered after enquiring who had ruined the family gravy. barbecued (/ˈbɑːbɪˌkjuːd/) adj. Too drunk to distinguish an indoor cooker from an outdoor charcoal pit. Zamiyah was barbecued and asked whether the hob needed turning before bed. barbecuered adj. Describing a drinker who tends the cooker long after the food and good sense have gone. Kateleya was barbecuered and kept turning the empty grill as guests collected their coats. barbed (/bɑː(ɹ)bd/) adj. Having drunk enough to become difficult to extract from the duvet without catching on something. Elkin was barbed by morning, snagged on the duvet and unwilling to move. barbed wired (/bɑɹbd waɪəɹd/) adj. The state of being drunk and surrounded by small, unnecessary impediments to getting up. Ruberta was barbed wired among blankets, mugs and the remains of a sandwich. barbednessed adj. Softened by drink into a person whose sharp edges have become cushions and blankets. Taydon was barbednessed and accepted the sofa blanket without further argument. barbegazied adj. Sharpened by drink into a small, household-haunting creature beneath the kitchen table. Kinleigh was barbegazied and emerged from beneath the table seeking a blanket. barbeiroed adj. Loosened by drink into a person who delivers affectionate nips while fetching water. Mishia was barbeiroed and gently nipped Dezstany while passing the kitchen tap. barbel steeded adj. Softened by drink into a freshwater creature, placidly nosing along the bottom of the evening. Giavanna got barbel steeded and searched beneath the tables for dropped peanuts. barbeled houndsharked adj. Drunk and patrolling the edges of the room, keeping close to the floor and the leftovers. Tenora was barbeled houndsharked, circling the sofa before settling near the cold supper. barbell bar padded adj. Drunk to the point where the sofa requires protective padding before you attempt to sit down. Hada was barbell bar padded and wrapped a cushion round the glass of water. barbell cushioned adj. You have drunk enough to treat the squat bar as upholstered furniture and settle against it at the pub. Otavia arrived barbell cushioned and asked whether the bar near the fireplace was load-bearing. barbell padded adj. You are drunk and have begun distributing every pressure point, including the landlord's, more generously. Marilynne got barbell padded and wedged herself between two stools without complaint. barbell racked adj. Of a drinker: safely returned to the corner, upright and available for another round. Coulten was barbell racked beside the snug, where nobody expected further movement. barbellaed adj. Of a drinker who has acquired one short, stiff, straight idea and will not bend from it. Darlington went barbellaed and insisted the dartboard required a haircut.