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cudgelered adj. Of a drinker who has made every coat, door and umbrella stand an opponent on the way home. Roeberta got cudgelered before the taxi arrived and challenged the cloakroom rail. cudgelinged adj. A drinker who has turned the wait for a taxi into a series of minor beatings. Ajitesh was cudgelinged outside the pub, giving each bollard a considered tap. cudgelled (/ˈkʌd͡ʒəld/) adj. Of a drinker: carrying the evening's remaining energy like a short, heavy club with nowhere to put it. Jozee came cudgelled from the pub, thumping each coat peg while looking for the door. cudgellered adj. Describing a drinker who has taken to battering the furniture while waiting for the bill. Gracyn became cudgellered after the final round and drummed on the table with her umbrella. cudgellinged adj. A drinker so far gone that the journey home proceeds by striking landmarks in sequence. Kierica was cudgellinged by closing time and used the railings to navigate towards the station. cudgeried (/ˈkʌdʒəɹid/) adj. The state of being drunk and standing tall, still and rain-soaked while the last bus departs. Brilei stood cudgeried beside the taxi rank, tall enough to lose sight of the timetable. cudighied adj. The condition of a drinker who has made a spicy sausage sandwich the official provision for the journey home. Mallisa got cudighied after the final round and ordered sandwiches for the entire taxi. cudraflavoned (/ˌkʌdɹəˈfleɪvəʊnd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has divided the evening into several fragrant, brightly coloured rounds. Yoni was cudraflavoned, dividing the evening into fragrant and brightly coloured rounds. cudweeded adj. Reduced by drink to a small, pale, persistent presence in the cloakroom after everyone else has gone. Andrenika was cudweeded by closing time, still waiting patiently beside the abandoned umbrellas. cue balled adj. Sharpened by drink into a white, purposeful object that collides with every plan for getting home. Typhanie went cue balled after the final round and struck three coats from the peg. cue carded adj. Emboldened by drink to require written prompts for ordering the final round and locating home. Izamara was cue carded by closing time, consulting a note before asking for her coat. cue gamed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a careful game, especially when crossing the road home. Keeton was cue gamed after last orders, taking each pavement as a separate measured shot. cue marked adj. Drunk and signalling, at regular intervals, that the evening's final reel ought to change. Johnlloyd was cue marked by last orders, tapping the table whenever another round appeared. cue sheeted adj. Drunk to the point where the route home requires timings, volume instructions and several reminders. cue sported adj. Drunk past the point of walking straight, yet still treating the pavement as a table on which to play. Deedar was cue sported after last orders, sending a takeaway chip carefully towards a drain. cueballed adj. Loosened by drink into a white, roaming presence that collides with people while seeking the exit. Serena became cueballed after last orders and rebounded from the cloakroom queue.