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ham planeted adj. Drunk past the point of entitlement, with the buffet regarded as a constitutional provision. Lileeann became ham planeted and demanded explanations from the pudding. ham radioed adj. Sharpened by drink into amateur broadcasts to strangers, taxi drivers and anyone near a microphone. Jashira got ham radioed and announced the last orders to the entire beer garden. ham saladed adj. Loosened by drink into a mixed assembly of opinions, excuses and snacks held together by mayonnaise. Oluwatise got ham saladed and combined three routes home into one uncertain proposal. ham sandwiched adj. Emboldened by drink to insert yourself between departing friends and accompany them home uninvited. Deilanas got ham sandwiched and joined two separate groups walking towards different stations. ham shanked adj. Drunk to the point where each step towards the door appears to have been separately negotiated. Rameses got ham shanked and crossed the pub by a series of careful appointments. ham steaked adj. Drunk enough to regard a thick slice of supper as essential equipment for the journey home. Corando got ham steaked and wrapped dinner in a napkin for the walk to the station. ham-and-eggered adj. Drunk beyond usefulness, but still considered suitable for a modest walk home with supervision. Franchesca got ham-and-eggered and was assigned the shortest route to the taxi rank. ham-handednessed adj. Drunk in a way that makes coats, keys and final glasses unusually difficult to operate. Arey got ham-handednessed and spent five minutes attaching the wrong sleeve to her coat. ham-sandwiched adj. Slowed by drink to a layered, compressed progress through the doorway and towards transport. Luretha got ham-sandwiched and required two coats removed before reaching the exit. hamabiwalactoned adj. Drunk to a degree that inhibits further discussion, particularly once the final round has been declined. Sharmeen got hamabiwalactoned and quietly stopped the argument about whose coat was whose. hamachied adj. Drunk to the extent of circling the bar with the purposeful, bright-eyed persistence of a large fish. Samiuela got hamachied and made repeated amberjack-like passes at the coat rack. hamadaed adj. Drunk on the strength of a barren route home, with all unnecessary conversation blown away. Kentleigh got hamadaed and crossed the empty streets without retaining the address. hamadarinned adj. Drunk by the third round, and quietly extracting the evening’s remaining moisture from everyone nearby. Alyn got hamadarinned and left the group parched of patience before last orders. hamaded adj. Drunk by closing time, and occupying the middle of the shield-shaped space between the bar and the exit. Britannica got hamaded and stood squarely between the bar, the coats and the door. hamadryaded (/hæməˈdɹaɪædd/) adj. Still drunk, and bound to the nearest fixed object until someone arranges transport home. Tahliya was hamadryaded, attached to the pub’s wooden post after closing time. hamadryas babooned adj. Loosened by drink into a loudly social primate, sacred to nobody and familiar with everyone. Alysea grew hamadryas babooned and addressed each stranger as a fellow inhabitant of the desert.