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gumbo z'herbesed adj. Still drunk, and convinced that a meatless green stew provides the answer to a question not yet asked. Cecelia-rose got gumbo z'herbesed and planned the wedding menu before meeting anyone involved. gumbo-limboed adj. Drunk by closing time, and applying a tropical tree's aromatic resin to problems better left unvarnished. Beniah got gumbo-limboed and attempted to repair the till with tree resin. gumboed (/ˈɡʌm.boʊd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and confidently mistaking edible seed pods for a binding course of action. Elaney got gumboed and proposed settling the bill with a bag of okra. gumboiled adj. Too drunk to distinguish a minor mouth complaint from an urgent summons to inspect it publicly. Branda got gumboiled and displayed the sore spot to everyone awaiting their drinks. gumboot danced adj. Slowed by drink to stamp out a bell-marked routine between the sofa and the sink. Marilou was gumboot danced by midnight, performing beside the sofa without troubling to stand fully upright. gumboot teaed adj. Drunk and settling for ordinary black tea from the kitchen, having lost interest in anything more exotic. Darrill went gumboot teaed after supper and called the plain mug a distinguished blend. gumbooted adj. Emboldened by drink to cross the kitchen in rubber boots, regardless of the clean floor. Chesnie came gumbooted through the kitchen, leaving careful prints beside the dishwasher. gumbotiled adj. Drunk to the point where the sofa has acquired the weight, colour and mobility of wet glacial clay. gumbotilled adj. Drunk enough to settle heavily into the sofa, retaining the colour and resilience of old clay. Nikkisha got gumbotilled after dinner and remained impressed by the sofa's geological properties. gumbuyered adj. Drunk past the point of paying sensible prices, and now purchasing household objects from anyone offering them. gumby gumbied adj. Drunk to the extent of treating a useful shrub as food, medicine and an unimpeachable witness. Pranith got gumby gumbied and gave the shrub responsibility for the evening's finances. gumchewinged adj. Drunk in a way that produces steady chewing, despite there being nothing in the mouth. Gillis sat gumchewinged on the sofa, working industriously at an absent piece of gum. gumdiggered adj. Drunk to a degree that makes crumbs beneath the sofa seem worth recovering by hand. Vonnette went gumdiggered and mined yesterday's biscuit from beneath the sofa. gumdigginged adj. Drunk on the strength of prolonged searching beneath furniture for snacks, coins and lost purpose. Siarrah got gumdigginged and found three coins beneath the sofa, all claimed as provisions. gumdropped (/ˈɡʌm.dɹɒpd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and soft-chewing a sweet while becoming indistinguishable from the sofa cushions. Sanket was gumdropped on the sofa, chewing quietly and refusing to identify the flavour. gumfielded adj. Drunk by the third round, and turning the living room into infertile ground where nothing useful will grow. Jeane was gumfielded across the sofa, where conversation and housework had both failed to take root.