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kickdrumed adj. Drunk on the strength of the evening's bass, with one foot still beating time beneath the breakfast table. kicked (/kɪkd/) adj. Having drunk enough to deliver every request with the solemn force of a blow. kickeed adj. Drunk since last orders, and still bearing the morning's furniture as though each item had taken a turn. Korey looked kickeed, examining the bruise beside the sofa with incomplete recollection. kickered (/ˈkɪkəd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and continuing to propel small objects across the kitchen long after the cause has gone. kickflipped adj. Still drunk, and rotating through the morning as though the floor were a board requiring a final flourish. Jair remained kickflipped, turning neatly away from the breakfast chair and landing against the wall. kickinessed adj. Sharpened by drink into believing every minor disagreement merits a well-placed boot. kicking bootsed adj. Emboldened by drink to display remarkable ability with the feet, particularly where no display was requested. Norrine got kicking bootsed and demonstrated her technique beside the buffet. kicking in dangered adj. Slowed by drink to attempt a footballing clearance precisely where another player's shins are nearest. Dejanea became kicking in dangered and tried to clear the ball through the goalkeeper's legs. kicking kuhed (/ˈkɪkɪŋ ˈkəd/) adj. Drunk and insisting that the letter K is being pronounced correctly, despite nobody having asked. Layanie got kicking kuhed and corrected the sign before discovering it contained no letter K. kicking strapped adj. Drunk to the point where you confidently adjust the sail without knowing which rope controls it. Narvin became kicking strapped and attempted to improve the yacht's shape from the quay. kickinged (/ˈkɪkɪŋd/) adj. Loosened by drink into treating each conversation as something requiring a vigorous footnote. Callison got kickinged and punctuated his account of the railway with the coffee table. kicklined adj. Drunk enough to join an imaginary line of dancers and begin raising the knees in unison. Alonso got kicklined beside the jukebox and expected the rest of the pub to join in. kickoff meetinged adj. Drunk beyond the point at which introductions become an administrative requirement. Steffi was kickoff meetinged, introducing herself to colleagues she had worked with for years. kickoff returnered adj. Drunk past the point of waiting for the ball; you catch it and carry it wherever seems tactically sound. Antwayne became kickoff returnered and ran from the garden with the ceremonial rugby ball. kickoffed adj. Drunk to the point where each departure is ceremonially announced and immediately abandoned. Ceola was kickoffed, declaring three separate departures before finding the correct coat. kickouted adj. Drunk beyond sensible balance, yet confident that shifting your weight backwards will improve matters.