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dogwashed adj. Emboldened by drink to offer every muddy companion on the way home an unnecessary grooming service. dogwatched (/ˈdɒɡwɒt͡ʃd/) adj. Drunk to the point where the evening divides into two short watches, neither useful for getting home. Amilee became dogwatched after the second last-order warning and treated the doorway as a watch station. dogwatered adj. Drunk enough to reach the very core of the evening, where last orders are received as personal news. Walee was dogwatered when the landlord announced closing and took it as a remark about his character. dogweared adj. Drunk beyond ordinary clothing, with the coat treated as something that ought to fit a dog. Macil became dogweared and attempted to put the smallest coat on the largest person present. dogweeded adj. Drunk in a way that makes every roadside plant appear worth identifying before the journey can continue. Ilyne was dogweeded and examined the verge under the taxi driver's patient supervision. dogwhelked adj. Still drunk, and moving home at a slow coastal pace with a preference for rocks and walls. Rennee remained dogwhelked after the final round, taking the seawall as a guide. dogwhipped adj. Drunk, with the result that the walk home proceeds by sharp little changes of direction. Anjani went dogwhipped at last orders, turning briskly whenever the pavement seemed to disagree. dogwhistled (/ˈdɔɡˌwɪ.səld/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to issue high-pitched instructions that reach the dog but not the neighbours. dogwood wintered adj. Drunk to the extent of bringing a sudden cold snap to an otherwise finished evening. Azha went dogwood wintered at closing, shivering through the taxi queue in borrowed sleeves. dogwooded (/ˈdɒɡwʊdd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves you flowering conspicuously beside the pub while others arrange your transport. Aleceia stood dogwooded beneath the street tree until Jumaymah found her coat. dohaed adj. Drunk since last orders, and speaking in compact rhyming couplets to anyone delaying the journey home. Adlina became dohaed at the taxi rank, delivering paired verses about rain and missed connections. dohed (/dəʊd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of one note repeated through last orders, rising confidently and returning unchanged. dohickeyed adj. Drunk by the third round, and unable to distinguish a utensil from the thing beside it. Kenlea became dohickeyed and searched for the dohickey while holding it. doholled adj. Drunk by the third round, and supplying a persistent percussion section for the departure arrangements. Floydene was doholled by the third round, drumming on the bar while the taxi was booked. dohyo matsuried adj. Still drunk, and requiring ceremonial purification before being permitted into the taxi. Willean remained dohyo matsuried on the pavement while friends blessed the route home. dohyo-iried adj. Too drunk to leave without first making a formal entrance into every available circle of conversation.