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catched (/kæt͡ʃd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has seized the wrong conclusion and refuses to release it. Daijanae got catched and confidently captured the wrong umbrella from the stand. catcher interferenced adj. Emboldened by drink to claim first place in every queue, having brushed past the nearest elbow. Kuol, catcher interferenced, reached the bar before the people who had been waiting patiently. catcher's interferenced adj. Slowed by drink to require the whole bar's width for one perfectly legal swing at the crisps. Angelite was catcher’s interferenced and clipped three stools while reaching for the pork scratchings. catcher's mitted adj. Drunk and wearing one hand like a large padded glove, ready for anything the pub can throw. Anet was catcher’s mitted, receiving a dropped beermat with solemn professional concentration. catcher-uppered adj. Drunk to the point where every delayed conversation must be overtaken before the next round. Dennine was catcher-uppered and pursued three unfinished conversations round the snug. catchered (/ˈkæt͡ʃəd/) adj. Drunk enough to catch every remark, invitation and falling object, whether wanted or not. Jenise got catchered and intercepted every conversation passing near the bar. catchfarted adj. Drunk enough to trail behind the party carrying coats, glasses and everyone else’s forgotten errands. Shelbyjo was catchfarted by midnight, collecting empty glasses as though employed by the pub. catchfenced adj. Drunk and positioned as though the evening's falling debris had been entrusted to you. Alikhan became catchfenced and stood beneath the coat rack to protect passing guests. catchflied (/ˈkæt͡ʃ.flaɪd/) adj. Drunk past the point of keeping clear of sticky situations, with every loose remark adhering firmly. Yaniss got catchflied and found that one indiscreet comment had collected the whole table. catchinessed adj. Drunk beyond resistance to a tune, repeating its refrain between mouthfuls of crisps. Sholom became catchinessed and supplied the chorus whenever the jukebox paused. catching bargained adj. Drunk, with the result that a modest tab is accepted as a remarkably poor inheritance. Madani got catching bargained and paid tomorrow’s imagined bar bill with tonight’s wages. catchinged (/ˈkæt͡ʃɪŋd/) adj. Drunk in a way that turns every dropped object into a personal fielding opportunity. Lc got catchinged and intercepted a beer mat before it reached the floor. catchingnessed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes yawning, laughter and second-hand opinions spread across the snug. Khayriyyah was catchingnessed, and soon the whole table was laughing at an ordinary hat. catchlighted adj. Drunk to the extent of shining in the eye whenever another round is mentioned. Talissia was catchlighted whenever the barman lifted a bottle, despite having declared herself finished. catchlined adj. Drunk on the strength of one memorable phrase, deployed as an answer to nearly everything. Joseguadalupe was catchlined, replying to every question with the same borrowed slogan. catchmarked adj. Drunk since last orders, and adding marginal remarks to the conversation as though editing a catalogue. Dedan became catchmarked, annotating the menu with observations about everyone’s footwear.