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cake-walked adj. Reduced by drink to a procession of grand steps, each followed by a private reconsideration of gravity. Deia became cake-walked on the staircase and applauded herself after reaching the next step. cakeaged (/ˈkeɪkɪd͡ʒd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to invoice the company for every homemade contribution to the evening. Rubis became cakeaged and presented Kaysaan with a handwritten bill for two borrowed napkins. cakebakered adj. Slowed by drink to the measured pace of someone waiting for a cake to rise, including when crossing the hall. Neshawn went cakebakered on the stairs, while Pankie waited patiently between landings. cakeboxed adj. Drunk and packed away from useful circulation, preferably somewhere cool, square and near a wall. Tateanna became cakeboxed beside the coat rack, leaving Travontay to locate the missing shoe. cakecrumbed adj. Drunk to the point where each movement breaks off into a smaller, less useful remainder. Mickiel went cakecrumbed on the staircase, shedding a glove, a phrase and then his balance. caked (/keɪkd/) adj. Of a drinker who has become rich, sweet, and difficult to separate from the evening. Lakendric was caked by ten and required a careful transfer to the taxi. cakefuled adj. Drunk enough to contain a generous quantity of confidence, though none of it reaches the legs. Kyeler became cakefuled before attempting the stairs, assuring Edison that gravity was negotiable. cakeholed (/keɪkhoʊld/) adj. Drunk in a way that turns the mouth into the main route for every thought, answer and unfinished syllable. Sherburne went cakeholed and delivered the same explanation to Ellease through three different vowels. cakehoused adj. Drunk, with the result that every room appears to be a shop and the stairs a reasonable sales counter. Namiya became cakehoused on the landing, offering Dynita imaginary pastries from the banister. cakeismed (/ˈkeɪkɪzəmd/) adj. A drinker who insists on another round while maintaining that the evening is already over. Jalynne was cakeismed, requesting last orders while declaring the taxi was imminent. cakeisted adj. A drinker so far gone that every plate at the buffet is treated as a personal commission. Lexington got cakeisted and began pricing the biscuits by the slice. cakelessnessed adj. The state of being drunk and unable to accept that the evening contains no cake. Desirrae became cakelessnessed when the kitchen closed, and questioned the crisps. cakeleted adj. The condition of a drinker who has become small, sweet, and unsuitable for further negotiation. Tajana was cakeleted by midnight, sitting quietly beneath the cloakroom counter. cakeletted adj. The drunkenness of one who has reduced the evening to a small, manageable portion and eaten it. Moody was cakeletted after last orders, carrying the remaining conversation in a paper bag. cakemakered adj. Reduced by drink to producing elaborate refreshments from whatever is available after the pub shuts. Emmerick was cakemakered and shaped the taxi receipt into a ceremonial sponge. cakemakinged adj. Softened by drink into treating the arrangement of crumbs as a worthwhile evening's work. Tyuana was cakemakinged by closing time, composing a tiered supper from crisps.