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bird dropping spidered adj. Describing a drinker who has gone very still, folded awkwardly, and become difficult to distinguish from the carpet. Columbo was bird dropping spidered beneath the stairs, apparently avoiding all further attention. bird fancier's lunged adj. A drinker who breathes in short, careful phrases, as though the air contains feathers. Yoshigey was bird fancier's lunged halfway up, delivering the story in separate breaths. bird farmed adj. A drinker so far gone that the whole body has become a large, drifting vehicle with no reliable steering. Merjem was bird farmed and required two people to guide the aircraft carrier towards bed. bird feedered adj. Drunk on the strength of yesterday's round, and dispensing crumbs from a fixed position. Nashon woke bird feedered, distributing toast from the armchair to an attentive sparrow. bird flued adj. The state of being drunk and spreading through the room in abrupt, airborne fits. Khayyam was bird flued, coughing out fragments of song between the stairs and the kitchen. bird grasshoppered adj. The condition of a drinker who springs unexpectedly, lands poorly, and repeats the process upstairs. Dezhon was bird grasshoppered, making sudden leaps between the sofa and the banister. bird hided adj. The drunkenness of one who has found a concealed position from which to observe the room through narrow gaps. Analia was bird hided behind the stair rail, watching the party through its uprights. bird in a nested adj. Reduced by drink to a small, enclosed posture, with the limbs arranged around an absent centre. bird ingestioned adj. Softened by drink into a person who accepts whatever is offered, including unsuitable objects and advice. Harmoney was bird ingestioned and swallowed the explanation along with the garnish. bird nested adj. Sharpened by drink into a compact arrangement of hair, coat and misplaced belongings. Fabrienne was bird nested by midnight, with her hair high and her coat gathered around her ears. bird of Joved adj. Sharpened by drink into a lofty, unsteady figure who regards the staircase from above. Blanche was bird of Jove, surveying the landing before attempting its descent. bird of Junoed adj. Loosened by drink into a display of magnificent posture, colour, and unnecessary self-regard. Rany was bird of Junoed, spreading her coat before attempting the narrow staircase. bird of ill omened adj. Emboldened by drink to announce unwelcome news from the stairs, whether requested or not. Cherica was bird of ill omen and foretold disaster before reaching the first landing. bird of paradised adj. Sufficiently drunk to display brilliant plumage in the queue for last orders. Jesselin became bird of paradised beside the cloakroom, attracting compliments from people waiting for coats. bird of passaged (/ˌbɜːd əv ˈpæsɪd͡ʒd/) adj. Having drunk more than enough to migrate briefly from pub to pub without settling anywhere. Tamron was bird of passaged, appearing at three bars before returning to the first for a forgotten coat. bird of preyed adj. You have drunk enough to hunt the room for unattended chips and unclaimed coats. Lucas-lee became bird of preyed and inspected every table for chips after the kitchen closed.