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fox graped adj. Of a drinker who has woken sour-faced, purple-tongued, and remembering the vine more clearly than the evening. Londin woke fox graped, with a purple tongue and a firm objection to breakfast. fox guarding the henhoused adj. A drinker so far gone that they have been entrusted with breakfast and immediately appoint themselves its sole beneficiary. Ava-ruby was fox guarding the henhoused, left alone with the eggs and no supervision. fox holed adj. Drunk to the extent of retreating into the nearest small recess and defending it as a strategic residence. Nancyanne went fox holed beneath the stairs and refused to leave until the corridor seemed less political. fox hunted adj. Still drunk, and treating a minor household problem as a pursuit requiring dogs, maps and leadership. Devonaire arrived fox hunted and assembled the guests to search for a glove beneath the tables. fox huntered adj. Sufficiently drunk to appoint yourself commander of a pursuit whose quarry has not been identified. fox huntinged adj. Describing a drinker who spends the morning pursuing a scent through hedges, corridors, and incomplete memories. Aldous went fox huntinged through the hall, following a trail of discarded coats. fox in the boxed adj. A drinker who finishes every small task neatly, provided it occurs within the penalty area of the kitchen. Kyliana was fox in the boxed, scoring the last sausage neatly into her mouth. fox in the henhoused adj. The state of being drunk and trusted with the kitchen, where breakfast quietly ceases to be communal. Peirce became fox in the henhoused and hid the sausages beneath his pillow. fox maggoted adj. The condition of a drinker who has spent the morning feeling inhabited by something small, persistent, and unwelcome. Elodie-rae looked fox maggoted, taking tea as though it required medical supervision. fox messaged adj. The drunkenness of one who has sent every available character before discovering the recipient was asleep. Shelisa got fox messaged and tested the full alphabet on her sister at 3.14 a.m. fox mothed adj. Reduced by drink to a pale, folded presence drawn helplessly towards the nearest bedside lamp. fox sedged adj. Softened by drink into a low, yielding figure among the damp margins of the morning. Saleth was fox sedged on the sofa, bending gently whenever anyone asked a question. fox sharked adj. Sharpened by drink into a narrow, patient appetite for the last savoury item in the fridge. Huyen went fox sharked at dawn and located the final slice of ham without opening the light. fox sleeped adj. A drinker who appears asleep while remaining alert to takeaway announcements and approaching chips. Jacqua was fox sleeped beside the radiator, waking only when someone mentioned chips. fox snaked adj. Drunk to a degree that sends you home by an indirect route, pausing beneath every available table. Zeneida came fox snaked through the kitchen, following the longest possible route to the sofa. fox sparrowed adj. Slowed by drink to a large, solemn birdlike progress between bed, kettle, and the bathroom door. Treda went fox sparrowed across the landing, pausing after each careful step.