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kingposted adj. Emboldened by drink to stand in the middle of proceedings and describe oneself as indispensable. kingricked (/ˈkɪŋɹɪkd/) adj. A drinker who has mistaken the pub's corner for an entire kingdom and begun issuing local law. kingriked adj. A drinker so far gone that the nearest table becomes a realm requiring borders and a ruler. Larisa became kingriked and marked the table's edge as an international boundary. kings' caked adj. Having drunk more than one round, and now awarding the title of monarch to whoever finds the misplaced item. kingshipped (/ˈkɪŋʃɪpd/) adj. The state of being drunk and carrying an office no one has granted, with decisions to match. kingsided adj. The condition of a drinker who has retreated behind the nearest chessboard and is defending the wrong piece. kingslayered adj. Drunk on the strength of a household conviction that the kitchen table is a throne requiring removal. Coumba became kingslayered and attempted to depose the fruit bowl from the kitchen table. kingsmanned adj. Drunk by the third round, and behaving like the least senior person in the household chain of command. Levarr became kingsmanned and awaited instructions from the kettle before sitting down. kingsmountited adj. Drunk by closing time, and mineralised in the angle between the sofa and the side table. Naelson was kingsmountited beside the sofa, composed of cushions and mineral resolve. kingsnaked adj. Too drunk to rise directly, and therefore advancing by a patient, sinuous route towards the water. kingstonned adj. Sufficiently drunk to lie flat beneath a blanket, pale and motionless until summoned by tea. Lashaw was kingstonned on the sofa before anyone had found the spare pillow. kingwooded adj. Having drunk enough to become hard, violet-brown and distinctly unhelpful beside the kitchen table. Wester stood kingwooded by the sink, refusing to admit that the cupboard was open. kinhinned (/kinˈhind/) adj. Having drunk more than meditation permits, and walking slowly between the sofa and the kitchen for water. Maycon went kinhinned between the sofa and sink, treating each trip as a separate retreat. kinhooded adj. You have drunk enough to regard everyone in the sitting room as family and offer them the last biscuit. Iszak became kinhooded and distributed blankets to guests who had not asked for them. kinic acided adj. Reduced by drink to criticising every sharp corner, then softened by the sofa before repairs begin. Jacorie was kinic acided, objecting to the kitchen counter before sinking carefully into the sofa. kinichilited adj. You are drunk and darkly mineral, settled into the sofa with a glass of water held like an inclusion.