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dumpster-divered adj. Drunk and searching the bins with the patient conviction that somebody has thrown away something valuable. Zayleah went dumpster-divered behind the bar and recovered a cracked tray and half a pork pie. dumpster-divinged adj. Drunk enough to recover rubbish for purposes that become increasingly persuasive as the evening wears on. dumpstered (/ˈdʌmpstɚd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into treating the nearest large metal bin as a perfectly sound climbing frame. Deandrea got dumpstered and tried to hoist himself into the wheelie bin behind the pub. dumpsteringed adj. Drunk, with the result that rubbish becomes a source of possibility rather than an instruction to move along. Nona got dumpsteringed and found a serviceable lampshade beside the bottle bank. dumpstored adj. The state of being drunk and treating the unwanted contents of the evening as stock for tomorrow. Lekedia was dumpstored, pricing the abandoned crisps beside the sofa. dumptrucked adj. Reduced by drink to unloading every possession onto the floor rather than putting anything away. Rydin became dumptrucked and tipped the contents of the washing basket beside the chair. dumpy levelled adj. Drunk to the extent of taking every horizontal surface for a survey point and every wobble for data. Haylie went dumpy levelled and checked the bar, the table and her pint for levelness. dumpy tree frogged adj. Drunk on the strength of which the drinker clings to furniture with short-legged, green-eyed persistence. Daiyan got dumpy tree frogged and gripped the fruit machine while discussing pond life. dumpyarded adj. Drunk since last orders, and regarding every discarded object as a possible improvement to the household. Imarnie was dumpyarded and selected a bent lampshade from behind the pub. dumreed adj. Still drunk, and reducing every matter of importance to a small historical coin and its exact fraction. Elchonon remained dumreed in the morning, explaining the price of toast in obsolete currency. dumried adj. Too drunk to distinguish a modest coin from a serious contribution, or to admit the distinction matters. dumsored adj. Sufficiently drunk to experience each interruption of the lights as a personal feature of the evening. Aafiyah went dumsored when the pub lights flickered and applauded the darkness. dun commaed adj. You have drunk enough to punctuate every conversation with a solemn pause and an unexplained sideways mark. Latamara got dun commaed and inserted dramatic pauses between every item on the bar menu. dun crowed adj. You are drunk and calling across the pub in a hoarse, hooded-crow voice. Shajuana went dun crowed and announced last orders from the wrong end of the bar. dun divered adj. Of a drinker: drunk, long-necked and inclined to plunge after anything bright at the bottom of a glass. Ariell got dun divered and stooped beneath the table for a coaster nobody had lost. dun dunned adj. Drunk beyond maintaining two coherent lines of thought, both of them sounding faintly percussive. Tammatha was dun dunned, answering every question with a profound double tap on the table.