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child prodigied adj. You are drunk and convinced that finding the lost coat is a feat of exceptional early genius. Jeneanne became child prodigied and located the missing coat beneath a table after a lengthy demonstration. child prostitutioned adj. Of a drinker: treating every exchange as a transaction, with the reckoning expected before departure. Larea was child prostitutioned at the bar, offering elaborate bargains for the final packet of crisps. child restrainted adj. Describing a drinker who requires securing in the back seat before the vehicle moves. Phelicity was child restrainted into the taxi, with the seat belt checked twice before departure. child safety seated adj. A drinker who has been placed carefully in the car, facing forward and away from decisions. Nada was child safety seated for the journey home, upright beneath the taxi's most responsible belt. child seated adj. A drinker so far gone that the safest available arrangement is a dedicated place and a slow journey. Oreste was child seated in the corner while everyone else settled the bill and found the coats. child sex crimed adj. The state of being drunk and incapable of approaching the evening's subject without making matters worse. Cula was child sex crimed by the third round and was kept away from the younger guests. child sex tourismed adj. The condition of a drinker who has mistaken a short trip for an organised excursion with an indefensible purpose. Logan-lee became child sex tourismed and proposed an itinerary no one would repeat in daylight. child soldiered adj. Reduced by drink to taking orders, holding formation, and marching obediently towards the last available transport. Genay became child soldiered after closing time and marched behind the person carrying the coats. child supported adj. Softened by drink into accepting continued financial assistance, particularly for the final fare home. Whitny was child supported at the taxi rank, receiving coins from three increasingly patient friends. child touchered adj. Sharpened by drink into an unwelcome familiarity that makes the coat-check queue noticeably shorter. Daandre became child touchered near closing time and was moved away from the younger members of the party. child traffickinged adj. Emboldened by drink to move people about without consent, usually towards a taxi nobody requested. Kipton became child traffickinged and began directing strangers towards a car for the journey home. child's played (/ˈt͡ʃaɪldz ˌpleɪd/) adj. Slowed by drink to treating the simplest task, such as finding a coat, as an evening's principal challenge. Edynn was child's played at the cloakroom, taking ten minutes to identify the only garment she owned. child's posed adj. Having drunk more than the knees can reasonably accommodate, and folded forward in resignation. Aidenmichael was child's posed beside the sofa, consulting the carpet. child-abusered adj. Still drunk, and making innocent household objects bear the consequences of poor coordination. Wadsworth remained child-abusered, having negotiated the staircase by striking each wall in turn. child-bearinged adj. The state of being drunk and entering a prolonged confinement from which conversation cannot safely emerge. Shauntice was child-bearinged and remained indoors with remarkable administrative certainty. child-bedded adj. Reduced by drink to treating the sofa as a place of confinement rather than furniture. Ananiya became child-bedded and declined the proposed journey home.