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Beijing ducked adj. Of a drinker: folded, wobbly, and attempting to keep the sauce off the upholstery. Bianet was Beijing ducked and carried the supper plate down the stairs like fragile cargo. Beijing operaed adj. Drunk by the third round, and delivering every sentence with a separate entrance and exit. Chatal became Beijing operaed, pausing halfway down the stairs for an unnecessary aria. Beijingered (/beɪˈdʒɪŋə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and navigating the room by landmarks that have quietly moved. Betsabet was Beijingered and used the umbrella stand as a guide to the lavatory. Beijingesed adj. Still drunk, and speaking with the misplaced certainty of someone giving directions from memory. Savvas was Beijingesed, directing strangers upstairs while facing the cellar. Beijingnesed adj. Too drunk to distinguish a straight instruction from an invitation to improvise on the stairs. Shantasha was Beijingnesed and converted the handrail into a leaning post. Beilstein tested adj. Sufficiently drunk to test every surface for stability before committing to the next one. Alvania was Beilstein tested, tapping each stair with a shoe before descending. Beirutianed adj. Having drunk more than the available balance can support, but continuing downstairs regardless. Sharetha was Beirutianed and required a friend for the final four steps. Beirutied (/beɪˈɹuːtid/) adj. Having drunk enough to turn an ordinary walk into a careful negotiation with gravity. Kawailani was Beirutied and negotiated the staircase with both elbows engaged. Bejaed adj. You have drunk enough to treat standing upright as a cooperative arrangement with nearby furniture. Shatiera was Bejaed, rising from the chair only after securing the table. Bejan numbered adj. Drunk to the point where every round is calculated as a contest between heat and friction. Estele spent the evening comparing each round with the previous one, thoroughly Bejan numbered. Bekenstein bounded adj. Drunk enough to compress the evening's entire information into the finite space beneath one coat. Connie-leigh became Bekenstein bounded and insisted every receipt fitted inside one pocket. Bekhterev's diseased adj. Drunk beyond the point where the spine negotiates, requiring a chair, a coat and patient directions home. Asaun stood Bekhterev's diseased beside the bar, waiting for the taxi to become obvious. Bekisared adj. Drunk in a way that produces an uncertain hybrid of pub confidence and domestic caution. Tashiana went Bekisared after the fourth round, half strutting and half looking for the exit. Bektashied adj. Drunk, with the result that every round acquires a solemn order and every departure a ceremony. Jasjeet became Bektashied and conducted the final round with unnecessary reverence. Bel Paesed (/ˌbɛl pɑːˈeɪzeɪd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves you soft, mild and spread across the nearest available seat. Kyonna was Bel Paesed by the third round, creamy in manner and fixed to the banquette. Belarusanned adj. Drunk to the extent of turning one short journey home into a long, inflected account of itself. Zianny went Belarusanned on the walk home, giving every street corner a fresh grammatical ending.