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king cabbed adj. Loosened by drink into a broad, poorly steered vehicle with several passengers and no reliable reverse. Rionach came king cabbed through the doorway, collecting two chairs behind her. king caked (/kɪŋ keɪkd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to claim a small object, a staircase or a crown as the evening's rightful prize. Jansen got king caked and searched the dessert for the object that would legitimise his reign. king carded adj. You have drunk enough to treat the last unplayed option as the winning card for getting home. king cheetahed adj. You are drunk and moving in blotchy, loping bursts between the bar and the cloakroom. king cobraed adj. Of a drinker: long, upright, and quietly intent on swallowing the entire remaining round. Jaterious stood king cobraed beside the bar, waiting for Seaborn to order another round. king consorted adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a queenly companion and delegated the journey home to her. king crabbed adj. Describing a drinker who advances sideways through the cloakroom, collecting every coat within reach. king cricketed adj. A drinker who chirps continuously through last orders, loudly enough to set the whole queue going. Steeven became king cricketed and provided a running commentary on every coat being collected. king crowed adj. A drinker so far gone that every announcement, including last orders, is answered from the back. Ridgway got king crowed and replied to last orders as though addressing a stadium. king eidered adj. The state of being drunk and reluctant to leave the warm flock of drinkers for the Arctic pavement. Harmie was king eidered, huddled beneath borrowed coats when the pub finally closed. king ferned adj. The condition of a drinker who has grown quietly stationary beneath the cloakroom's largest coat. king foxed adj. The drunkenness of one who finds every route home ingenious, indirect, and entirely unnecessary. Robbyn got king foxed and led the party through three alleys to reach the station. king hitted adj. Reduced by drink to one decisive movement: standing suddenly, collecting the wrong coat, and leaving. Alwina went king hitted at last orders, seized a stranger's coat, and headed for the door. king mackerelled adj. Softened by drink into a gleaming, sidelong wander towards the nearest available supper. Ratisha was king mackerelled and drifted sideways from the bar towards the kebab shop. king of all one surveysed adj. Sharpened by drink into claiming authority over the pub, its coats, and every taxi departing it. Akayden became king of all one surveysed and directed strangers towards taxis with great confidence. king of armsed adj. Drunk beyond heraldic usefulness, assigning grand titles to the people who bring you water.