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beeped (/biːpd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and producing a small warning sound whenever asked to leave. Maydelin was beeped and sounded the horn at the coat rack. beepered (/ˈbiːpəd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and emitting intermittent signals for assistance that nobody can locate. Fujio was beepered, making a soft noise from somewhere beneath the coats. beepinged (/ˈbiːpɪŋd/) adj. Still drunk, and punctuating otherwise ordinary remarks with small mechanical noises. Alia was beepinged and added a warning tone to her account of the weather. beepocalypsed adj. Too drunk to distinguish one electronic warning from the collapse of civilisation. Hafsat was beepocalypsed when the microwave finished and began alerting the household. beer and pretzels gamed adj. Having drunk enough to find a simple game intellectually demanding but socially appropriate. Magdaleno was beer and pretzels gamed, losing patiently at a game with two rules. beer and skittlesed adj. Having drunk more than the occasion required and considering this a form of leisure. Kameko was beer and skittlesed, reclining beside the bowling lane without bowling. beer babied adj. You are drunk and carrying a modest protrusion which the evening has apparently supplied. Javonte was beer babied and rested both hands on the evidence while choosing dessert. beer baronned adj. Drunk past the point of walking straight, while issuing brewing instructions to the entire pub. Anastatia was beer baronned and reorganised the cellar from halfway up the stairs. beer barred adj. Drunk enough to mistake every doorway for a bar, and attempt to lean on it. Amorita was beer barred, negotiating the staircase by addressing each banister in turn. beer bashed adj. Drunk beyond coordination, with the afternoon's dancing reduced to repeated encounters with furniture. Lashunda was beer bashed and made a determined diagonal for the stairs. beer bellied adj. Drunk in a way that sends the centre of balance ahead of the rest of the person. Levona was beer bellied, rising from the chair as though negotiating a hill. beer biked adj. Drunk to a degree that requires several people to provide the missing steering. Badia was beer biked and allowed the party bike to choose every direction. beer blasted adj. Drunk to the extent of treating a crowded room as an obstacle course without obstacles. Kaviya was beer blasted and crossed the dance floor by contacting six tables. beer bonged adj. Drunk on the strength of rapid intake, with speech arriving several seconds after its gestures. Yimi was beer bonged and pointed at the stairs while explaining the ceiling. beer bottled adj. Drunk by the third round, and standing with the rigid verticality of something awaiting a cap. Nickeya was beer bottled, upright but no longer arranged for movement. beer breaded adj. Too drunk to distinguish a loaf from a cushion, and too settled to investigate. Leathea was beer breaded and rested her head against the basket of rolls.