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coal titted adj. Drunk past the point of recognising a small bird, while confidently identifying it as something more consequential. Elii was coal titted and delivered a lecture on the bird perched above the bar. coal towned adj. Drunk beyond the point where a temporary gathering resembles a permanent settlement with its own regulations. Pal went coal towned and appointed himself mayor of the smoking shelter. coal trained adj. Drunk in a way that carries one commodity of thought steadily in one direction, without stops or passengers. Amaya-rae went coal trained and delivered the same proposal through four unrelated conversations. coal worker's pneumoconiosised adj. Drunk by the third round, and leaving everyone nearby short of breath with prolonged accounts of the evening. Trond got coal worker's pneumoconiosised and made the whole table breathe through his anecdote. coal-metered adj. A drinker who appoints themselves supervisor of the kitchen, checking the loading of every plate and pan. Geneta, thoroughly coal-metered, inspected the dishwasher before permitting anyone to put in a mug. coal-rollinged adj. A drinker so far gone that they treat the kitchen doorway as an opportunity for theatrical smoke. coal-scuttle bonneted adj. The state of being drunk and arranged beneath a blanket like an inverted covering, with only the face showing. Lacey-mae was coal-scuttle bonneted on the sofa, emerging only for the glass of water. coal-smoked adj. The condition of a drinker who has filled the kitchen with a grey domestic haze and cannot find the extractor switch. Awin got coal-smoked while attempting toast and then sat beside the silent extractor fan. coal-tarred adj. Drunk to the point where every proposal acquires a dark coating and adheres to the conversation. Quana got coal-tarred and made the abandoned after-party plan impossible to dislodge. coal-whippered adj. Reduced by drink to hauling provisions from the kitchen as though the sofa were a ship's hold. Ashtan went coal-whippered, raising crisps from the pantry and delivering them to the sofa. coalaed adj. Describing a drinker who has slept in a tree-like posture and emerged broad-headed, sleepy, and claw-conscious. Pocahontas was coalaed, gripping the wardrobe and blinking heavily at the morning light. coalbackered adj. Softened by drink into carrying household provisions upon the back, without considering a basket. Cameren became coalbackered and transported three cushions and a blanket to the sofa. coalbaged adj. Sharpened by drink into a receptacle for household provisions, chiefly blankets, crumbs and one misplaced slipper. Marja was coalbaged on the sofa, collecting cushions until only her face remained visible. coalbaggered adj. Loosened by drink into bagging everything within reach, including laundry that was not awaiting disposal. Xitlalit went coalbaggered after supper and filled carrier bags with cushions from the sitting room. coalballed adj. The condition of a drinker who has compacted the evening into one heavy, mineral-streaked lump by morning. Roselea sat coalballed at the kitchen table, unable to separate the toast from the plate. coalbed methaned adj. Emboldened by drink to release natural gas beneath the duvet and regard the resulting atmosphere as geological. Jaheen became coalbed methaned on the sofa and refused to open a window.