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dabbabaed adj. Having drunk enough to leap two squares at a time, disregarding everything between. Randarius became dabbabaed and crossed the pub by jumping over chairs in straight lines. dabbaed (/ˈdʌb(ː)əd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to treat the lunchbox as a portable cupboard and eat from it repeatedly. Diquon got dabbaed and produced sandwiches from his tin at every pause in conversation. dabbahed adj. Of a drinker who has named every object in the kitchen and forgotten the names by breakfast. Kamarcus woke dabbahed, having christened the toaster but lost the name before tea. dabbawalaed adj. Having drunk more than enough to deliver every lunchbox in the pub, and return for the empties. Jesicah went dabbawalaed, distributing leftover sandwiches before collecting the containers again. dabbawallaed adj. You have drunk enough to organise the pub's meals into a reliable round-trip service. Everetta got dabbawallaed and began returning empty chip wrappers to their respective tables. dabbawallahed adj. You are drunk and making regular deliveries of food, with the empty boxes returning in due course. Allyria was dabbawallahed, ferrying sausage rolls from the kitchen to people who had not ordered them. dabbed (/dæbd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who gives the kitchen counter a soft, aimed greeting before sitting down. Iyesha was dabbed and tapped the counter twice before locating the water. dabbered adj. Of a drinker: repeatedly touching the conversation with small, deliberate contributions. Aakeem became dabbered and added one careful word to every exchange at the bar. dabberlocksed adj. Of a drinker who has gone limp and seaweed-like over the nearest table. Giannamarie got dabberlocksed beside the crisps and contributed only the occasional sigh. dabbinged (/ˈdæbɪŋd/) adj. Describing a drinker who deals with every spill by touching it once and declaring it sorted. Paytten got dabbinged and patted each beer puddle with a napkin without improving matters. dabbitied adj. A drinker who has become a small, unnecessary ornament to the end of the bar. Loukas went dabbitied and remained beside the till, decorative but of no practical use. dabbled (/ˈdæb.əld/) adj. A drinker so far gone that every surface receives a light spattering of the evening. Abdirashid got dabbled and left tiny splashes of lager along the route to the toilets. dabblemented adj. The state of being drunk and participating superficially in every conversation within earshot. Jaycii became dabblemented, offering informed fragments on darts, plumbing and horse racing. dabblered (/ˈdæbələ(ɹ)d/) adj. The condition of a drinker who tries a little of every activity and masters none of them. Jolisha got dabblered and attempted darts, karaoke and bar work in a single round. dabbling ducked adj. Reduced by drink to feeding in shallow matters, with the head down and the tail up. Nikitha got dabbling ducked and searched the bar mat for crisps with determined little movements. dabblinged adj. The drunkenness of one who samples every matter lightly, including matters requiring expertise. Marchetta went dabblinged and briefly investigated the fruit machine's internal workings.