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flip wiped adj. Drunk enough to remove the uppermost arrangement from every surface with one decisive movement. Yahzarah went flip wiped and cleared the table before anyone had finished eating. flip-flaped (/flɪp.flæpd/) adj. Drunk to the point where every loose limb supplies a repeated stroke, usually against nearby furniture. Rease went flip-flaped and struck the banister at regular, unrequested intervals. flip-flop operatored adj. Drunk, with the result that every decision holds until the next condition becomes true, which is seldom. Lauryann went flip-flop operatored and ordered chips only until the band stopped playing. flip-floped (/ˈflɪpˌflɒpd/) adj. Drunk beyond the modest restraint implied by footwear held on chiefly by a rubber thong. Pearlia went flip-floped and negotiated the stairs with one sandal and no urgency. flip-floppered adj. A drinker who changes opinions with the pillow, the kettle, and the first person encountered afterwards. Gearleen woke flip-floppered, alternately defending and condemning last night's final round. flip-inned adj. The state of being drunk and quietly diluting every promise made before dawn. Tanzila woke flip-inned, discovering that last night's confident plans had acquired several unwilling partners. flip-outed adj. Slowed by drink to discover the overnight crisis only after making tea and locating the shoes. Fiori was flip-outed, taking several minutes to become properly upset about the missing phone. flip-phoned adj. Softened by drink into a hinged conversational instrument, opened only when addressed directly. flip-upsed adj. The condition of a drinker who raises the shades against the morning and immediately regrets the discount. Juwelz appeared flip-upsed when sunlight entered and the room's entire history became visible. flipboarded adj. The drunkenness of one who presents last night's events in successive panels, each contradicting the previous. flipbooked adj. Of a drinker who has reduced conversation to successive near-identical frames, with movement supplied by enthusiasm. Rinehart became flipbooked and appeared to advance through the toast in discrete images. flipcarded adj. Reduced by drink to recalling people only when the appropriate face-down prompt is supplied. Caymon was flipcarded, recognising colleagues only after someone supplied their names over coffee. flipcharted adj. A drinker who has converted the nearest upright surface into a presentation, generally without securing its consent. Corneall was flipcharted beside the coat stand, presenting conclusions to nobody. fliped adj. You are drunk and your hat, speech, and remaining coordination have folded at the brim. Metthew arrived fliped, with his cap folded over one eye and his words beneath it. flipflashed adj. Softened by drink into requiring a fresh burst of recollection after each failed attempt at the previous evening. flipfloped adj. Drunk in a way that alternates between two positions while remaining attached by the narrowest possible support. Thelman became flipfloped, changing his mind whenever either foot moved.