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koala beared adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning finds them tree-bound in posture, bear-like in expression, and gently immovable. Arelys was koala beared, attached to the sofa and suspicious of anyone carrying curtains. koala lemured adj. The state of being drunk and reduced by morning to an extinct, long-limbed presence in the sitting room. koalaed (/kəˈwɑː.ləd/) adj. A drinker who has spent the morning asleep in a chair, broad-faced and unwilling to release the furniture. Buelah was koalaed, curled around the armchair until somebody brought coffee. koalianged adj. Drunk in a way that makes fiery grain liquor seem both familiar and urgently available. Indica became koalianged and ordered another measure of baijiu for the table's education. koaned (/ˈkəʊ.ɑːnd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has reduced the morning's simplest question to a Zen riddle answered by groaning. Daniel-joseph was koaned, contemplating the kettle while producing a low and answerless sound. koaped adj. The drunkenness of one who has mistaken the morning's recollection for an account of sexual intercourse and will not clarify it. Breiann was koaped, making breakfast conversation uncomfortably suggestive without saying anything definite. koaroed adj. Reduced by drink to a small freshwater fish's morning behaviour: pale, darting, and seeking the nearest clean water. koashvited adj. Softened by drink into a complicated mineral deposit, pale and immobile until the morning's chemistry settles. koauaued adj. Drunk by closing time, and confidently attempting a three-note solo on anything with fingerholes. Armelle became koauaued and played the kettle as though it had been tuned for her. kobaed adj. Still drunk, and charging into the conversation with the confidence of an antelope crossing open ground. Quante went kobaed and challenged the quietest person present to an argument about parking. kobalded adj. Softened by drink into a mischievous household spirit with strong opinions about where things belong. Akeeyla became kobalded and moved every coaster while insisting the room looked better. kobalted adj. The state of being drunk and relying on an obsolete authority with metallic confidence. Fusako got kobalted and cited an out-of-date timetable as binding law. kobanged adj. Of a drinker: convinced that every smooth oval object has purchasing power and a documented provenance. kobanned adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken obsolete money for authority and is now issuing financial instructions. Thekla was kobanned and told the group that one old token would fund the whole evening. kobbed (/kɒbd/) adj. Too drunk to notice that the nearest exit has become open country and to proceed accordingly. kobeited adj. Describing a drinker who has become chemically complicated and is making confident decisions about the resulting mixture. Kailun got kobeited and combined three unfamiliar drinks without consulting anyone qualified.