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cabbage on a sticked adj. Of a drinker: upright by a narrow and increasingly theoretical support, awaiting collection. Umekia stood cabbage on a sticked beside the coat rack until the taxi arrived. cabbage palmed adj. Of a drinker who has acquired several coats and is carrying them as though they were a single plant. Bracelynn became cabbage palmed while attempting to return everyone’s coats before leaving. cabbage palmettoed adj. Describing a drinker who has spread out beneath the nearest available shelter and refuses further movement. Melecio was cabbage palmettoed beneath the pub awning when the final taxi was called. cabbage patched adj. A drinker who has converted the dance floor into a sequence of broad, circular arm movements. Lanta became cabbage patched after last orders and cleared a respectful space around the jukebox. cabbage rolled adj. A drinker so far gone that the journey home must be wrapped around them and carried carefully. Oniya was cabbage rolled into a taxi while Arlynn provided directions neither of them followed. cabbage root flied adj. The state of being drunk and proceeding directly towards the first available light, regardless of destination. Analyse went cabbage root flied from the pub door towards the illuminated bus shelter. cabbage rosed adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired several unnecessary layers of charm before last orders. Fordham grew cabbage rosed during the final round and complimented every coat in the cloakroom. cabbage saladed adj. The drunkenness of one who has mixed several unrelated plans into a single, unmanageable arrangement. Adryanah became cabbage saladed, combining a night bus, a takeaway and a visit to nobody’s house. cabbage treed adj. Reduced by drink to a branching, fibrous presence rooted near the bar after everyone else has left. Tesean was cabbage treed beside the last empty table when Earin returned with the coats. cabbage whited adj. Softened by drink into a pale, easily startled figure that drifts towards whichever exit is mentioned. Taylah went cabbage whited after last orders and followed the first person who said taxi. cabbage wormed adj. Sharpened by drink into a small, persistent investigator of every bag, pocket and misplaced coat. Raeshawn got cabbage wormed and inspected the cloakroom for twenty minutes after last orders. cabbage-barked adj. Emboldened by drink to challenge the taxi rank, the weather and the concept of going home. Anuoluwa grew cabbage-barked after last orders and disputed the taxi driver’s perfectly clear route. cabbage-headed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a thought travelling through several coats before arriving. Georgena became cabbage-headed while putting on a jacket and forgot which arm belonged where. cabbageballed adj. Drunk and compressed into a soft, confused mass wherever the evening finally puts you down. Caffey ended up cabbageballed beside the cloakroom, surrounded by coats and abandoned receipts. cabbaged (/ˈkæbɪd͡ʒd/) adj. Softened by drink into a leafy, head-heavy mass with limited directional control. Anfal was cabbaged, folding gently against the wall beside the stairs. cabbageheaded adj. Drunk to the point where every conversation has become a separate, rounded object requiring careful handling. Rithika got cabbageheaded during the final round and carried each topic towards the exit.