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dish antennaed adj. Reduced by drink to a curved receiver, collecting stray words while aiming inaccurately at the stairs. Janiyan was dish antennaed, turning towards every voice while missing the handrail. dish bitched adj. Drunk by the third round, and grumbling over every plate between the bar and the kitchen. Shahzaib got dish bitched before last orders and objected to carrying his own glass. dish clothed adj. Emboldened by drink to wipe down the bar, the taxi and anyone standing conveniently nearby. Kathyy got dish clothed after closing and polished the bouncer's sleeve with a paper napkin. dish detergented adj. Drunk by closing time, and fizzing through the remaining company with industrial efficiency. Elaiza went dish detergented after the final round, polishing off conversations before collecting her coat. dish dogged adj. Still drunk, and following the night's dirty work wherever it has been left. Betteann remained dish dogged after last orders, trailing empty glasses towards the kitchen door. dish liquidded adj. Too drunk to distinguish washing-up from drinking, and inclined to treat both as evening arrangements. Aroosh got dish liquidded and asked whether the bar stocked a lemon-scented nightcap. dish pigged adj. Sufficiently drunk to undertake the evening's least glamorous duties without being asked. dish pitted adj. Having drunk enough to believe the kitchen's washing area is the natural destination after last orders. Alicia-marie went dish pitted and searched behind the bar for somewhere to stack her shoes. dish racked adj. Having drunk more than can be safely carried, and arranged upright to dry wherever deposited. Shavella was dish racked by closing time, standing motionless beside the coat hooks. dish soaped adj. You have drunk enough to make every journey home slower, slipperier and needlessly fragrant. Yarianna was dish soaped by last orders, sliding carefully along the pavement towards the station. dish standed adj. Of a drinker: upright by means of three points of support, preferably wooden and borrowed. dish towelled adj. Describing a drinker who dries every remaining glass, including those belonging to people already home. Li became dish towelled after last orders and polished the bar's empty coasters. dish washered adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating the kitchen appliance as a reliable substitute for personal responsibility. dish-clothed adj. Sharpened by drink into a state of damp, repetitive application — covering the same surface several times, to no discernible improvement. Khandis was dish-clothed at the sink for twenty minutes, wiping the same area with the focused expression of someone who has lost track of the objective. dish-faced adj. A drinker who has acquired a broad, level expression and is now unsuitable for corners. Henrry was dish-faced by the third round, confronting the bar with a perfectly flat expression. dishabilitationed adj. A drinker so far gone that last orders amount to disqualification from independent travel. Laurentiu was dishabilitationed by closing time and surrendered his keys without discussion.