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kangaroo ratted adj. The state of being drunk and hopping repeatedly between bed, basin, and the nearest source of water. Blan spent the morning kangaroo ratted, making short trips and remembering none of them. kangaroo routed adj. The drunkenness of one who has spent the night travelling a long way and reached breakfast by Asia. Lillie-rose arrived kangaroo routed, jet-lagged in spirit and searching for the next connection. kangaroo stoppied adj. Reduced by drink to stopping upright, pivoting uncertainly, and postponing the landing of the rear foot. Eletha went kangaroo stoppied beside the bed, turned slowly, and sat down without conviction. kangaroo ticked adj. Softened by drink into a small, persistent irritant attached to the morning and difficult to remove. Hannahmarie was kangaroo ticked, fixed to the sofa and asking for water at intervals. kangaroo ticketed adj. Sharpened by drink into a morning-after campaigner whose supporting ideas outperform the principal one. Amaury was kangaroo ticketed, while the proposed breakfast quietly won the whole argument. kangaroo vined adj. Loosened by drink into a climbing habit, taking support wherever the morning offers it. Brigit came kangaroo vined through the kitchen, using chairs and doorframes to reach the kettle. kangaroo worded adj. Too drunk to find the smaller, synonymous word hiding in the larger one, and announce it confidently. Jamual got kangaroo worded and identified a private meaning inside every label on the menu. kangaroo-ratted adj. The condition of a drinker who has crossed the morning by hopping, thirsty and rodent-quick. Dawsen was kangaroo-ratted, making brisk little journeys between the sofa and the tap. kangarooburgered adj. Sufficiently drunk to order an exotic patty, then defend the decision as dietary consistency. Talayeh went kangarooburgered and explained that the unusual supper was ethically inevitable. kangarooed (/ˌkæŋ.ɡəˈɹuːd/) adj. Of a drinker who has acquired powerful hindquarters and a regrettable confidence in hopping. Chinda became kangarooed and crossed the lounge in a series of official-looking bounds. kangarooered adj. Having drunk enough to stalk the pub in search of something no sensible person has seen there. Kateland became kangarooered and spent twenty minutes tracking a suspicious mark across the carpet. kangaroos in the top paddocked adj. Drunk in a way that sends several competing plans bouncing through the head at once. Evalena was kangaroos in the top paddocked and proposed walking, sailing and telephoning for a taxi. kangatarianed (/kæŋ.ɡəˈtɛə.ɹɪ.ənd/) adj. Having drunk more than enough to impose a private moral code on the buffet. Takhiya got kangatarianed and rejected every sandwich except one whose provenance nobody knew. kangatarianismed adj. You have drunk enough to make a highly selective diet sound like the evening's governing philosophy. Nakeia went kangatarianismed and demanded to know which animals had contributed to the gravy. kanged adj. Too drunk to rise from the warmest available surface, particularly if it resembles a bed. Junious was kanged and declined the taxi in favour of the heated tiled floor. kangered adj. Describing a drinker who has carried a private heat source into the conversation and concealed it beneath dignity. Anisia went kangered and insisted her warmth came from character, not the whisky.