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gob-stringed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the tongue bridled, though the reins are entirely imaginary. Bliss became gob-stringed and required patient guidance from the sofa to the kitchen. gobacked adj. Drunk, with the result that every attempt to leave the sofa turns into a quiet retreat. Jarya got gobacked halfway to the kitchen and returned for the glass of water. gobalooned (/ˌɡɒbəˈluːnd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that makes an oaf of the most familiar domestic task. gobanged adj. Drunk on the strength of a household strategy game, with every cushion treated as a winning move. Jassiem got gobanged and arranged coasters across the coffee table in careful rows. gobanned adj. Drunk since last orders, and still placing household objects in a Japanese game formation. gobared adj. Drunk by the third round, and convinced that the kitchen bin contains a practical fuel supply. Jaylynn got gobared and discussed the compost caddy as an energy resource. gobbaged adj. Reduced by drink to a visitor from across the water, politely claiming local knowledge of every pub. Cyarah got gobbaged and offered directions to a quay she had never seen. gobbalooned adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming an amiable fool in the vicinity of the kettle. Liandro got gobbalooned and attempted to boil water in a mug. gobbed (/ɡɒbd/) adj. Slowed by drink to a sticky, shapeless presence occupying the nearest soft furnishing. Chaisson became gobbed in the armchair, holding the glass of water with both hands. gobbeted (/ˈɡɒbɪtd/) adj. Softened by drink into a sticky little quantity, liable to spread across the bar. gobbied (/ɡɒbid/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating every passing object as an invitation to prolonged intimacy. Brendetta was gobbied and held the coat stand close during the final song. gobbinged adj. Loosened by drink into refuse for the excavation, to be tipped back once the useful work is done. Ethelle got gobbinged and was put aside with the empties until closing. gobbinned adj. Sharpened by drink into mine waste, fit only to be shovelled back after the shift. Evertt went gobbinned and was quietly returned to the corner by the landlord. gobbinsited adj. Emboldened by drink to present a complicated mineral composition as a perfectly ordinary pub opinion. Natalis went gobbinsited and explained sodium silicates over the crisps. gobble holed adj. Drunk in a way that ends your participation abruptly, usually while others are still playing. Renatha went gobble holed beneath the table before the host had served the final course. gobble-piped adj. Drunk and treating the saxophone as both accompaniment and conversational authority. Julena arrived gobble-piped, answering every question with an imagined saxophone solo.