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coon's aged adj. Drunk on the strength of an evening so prolonged that the headache seems to have historical standing. Fallan woke coon's aged, finding the empty glasses arranged like evidence from a previous century. coon-dicked adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the morning tasting unofficial, potent, and difficult to explain. Kahala emerged coon-dicked, carrying an unmarked bottle and no account of its origin. coon-skin capped adj. Of a drinker: wearing a blanket with the solemnity of frontier headwear and declining all modern remedies. Chantel emerged coon-skin capped, the duvet trailing behind her as she sought the bathroom. coon-skin hatted adj. Of a drinker who has slept badly and crowned the morning with whatever warm article was nearest. Humayl woke coon-skin hatted, wearing a towel on his head while preparing restorative toast. cooncanned adj. Drunk since last orders, and arranging the morningâs recollections into sequences that do not quite join. Donnesha woke cooncanned, laying receipts into runs and claiming this restored the eveningâs order. coondicked adj. Drunk, with the result that yesterdayâs improvised liquor remains present in every decision. Gredmarie woke coondicked and hid the jar before anyone could ask what it contained. coondoged adj. Drunk by closing time, and spending the morning following every scent except the one leading to sobriety. Alletta woke coondoged, tracking stale lager from the hallway to a glass beneath the chair. coonhounded adj. Too drunk to let the evening go, even after waking, and still pursuing its missing details. Audriel woke coonhounded, searching each pocket for the conversation that had apparently gone home separately. cooninged (/ËkuËnÉȘĆd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to spend the morning hunting for the nightâs missing pieces in rhythmic, side-to-side movements. Ciaira woke cooninged, shuffling between the kettle and the sink as though tracking something elusive. coonishnessed adj. Having drunk enough to wake with an unexplained fondness for masked garden visitors and a bin lid. Jazzel woke coonishnessed, defending the garden visitor that had overturned the recycling. coonjined adj. Having drunk more than the legs can manage, yet continuing to shuffle as though the deck were moving beneath them. Saheim woke coonjined, crossing the kitchen in small rhythmic steps to avoid alarming the floor. coonologied adj. You have drunk enough to treat every overturned bin as evidence requiring morning inspection. Jossue woke coonologied, cataloguing pawprints beside the bins before accepting any tea. coonskin capped adj. Describing a drinker who has turned the duvet into headwear and regards breakfast as an expedition. Forestine arrived coonskin capped, wrapped in bedding and carrying a mug like expedition equipment. coonskin hatted adj. A drinker who has crowned the morning with a blanket, retaining only a rough impression of last nightâs frontier. Ieesha woke coonskin hatted, the duvet knotted above her head and toast held like a compass. coonskinned adj. You are drunk and wearing the morningâs blanket around your shoulders as though it were a pelt. Jaleeah arrived coonskinned, wrapped in a throw and carrying toast with both hands. coonstripe shrimped adj. A drinker so far gone that the morningâs breakfast appears to require shells, antennae, and cold northern water. Lindsey woke coonstripe shrimped, peeling prawns at breakfast with disproportionate concentration.