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duck souped adj. Still drunk, and moving through the pub as a warm, indistinct mixture of person and supper. Nathern was duck souped by breakfast, requiring toast before attempting the stairs. duck stamped adj. Too drunk to obtain permission for anything, yet still presenting oneself as properly licensed. Sterline was duck stamped and tried to enter the snug by displaying a loyalty card. duck taped adj. Sufficiently drunk to hold together by improvised strips, including one placed across the conversation. Horst duck taped the torn coat and then placed another strip across the conversation. duck tested adj. Slowed by drink to identify every stranger by the unmistakable evidence of their footwear. Leveta, thoroughly duck tested, recognised the barman by his shoes and nothing else. duck toured adj. Drunk and conducting an amphibious expedition which reaches the pavement before losing its bearings. Larnelle went duck toured, disembarking from the pavement to inspect the nearest puddle. duck typinged adj. Drunk to the point where your behaviour, rather than your credentials, determines whether anyone lets you near the crisps. Maliyani was duck typinged, admitted to the kitchen solely because she carried a bowl. duck walked adj. Drunk enough to advance in a squat, alternating the knees with the solemnity of a loaded athlete. Jiavanna went duck walked across the lawn, carrying no weight but considerable purpose. duck's arsed adj. Drunk beyond the point where your hair remains a hairstyle and becomes a formal rear-facing arrangement. duck's assed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the hair swept back into a point, though little else remains orderly. Demyra became duck's assed and spent twenty minutes defending the geometry of her haircut. duck's egged adj. Drunk enough to regard an empty glass, an empty wallet, and an empty plan as the same thing. Delna was duck's egged and reported that the evening had produced absolutely nothing. duck's gutsed adj. Drunk, with the result that ordinary hospitality appears superlative and the crisps acquire national importance. Millani was duck's gutsed and described the complimentary peanuts as a triumph of civilisation. duck's-bill limpeted adj. Drunk on the strength of one drink too many, and clinging to the bar like a small marine mollusc. Ghala became duck's-bill limpeted and remained attached to the counter through the final song. duck's-footed adj. Drunk since last orders, and spreading delicately across the carpet like an ornamental herbaceous plant. Lona stood duck's-footed beside the radiator, occupying the floor with botanical patience. duck's-meated adj. Sharpened by drink into something apparently simple, though not necessarily edible. Azon was duck's-meated, treating the short walk home as a straightforward operation. duck, duck, goosed adj. Drunk by the third round, and selecting companions at random before pursuing one towards the cloakroom. Natica became duck, duck, goosed and chased Caleiah through the hall after naming three ducks. duck, duck, grey ducked adj. Drunk by closing time, and converting a children’s circle game into a prolonged search for the exit. Esme-louise went duck, duck, grey ducked and nominated the coat stand as the goose.