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lunch ladied adj. Drunk past the point of recognising that distributing food does not confer authority over the entire room. Marivella became lunch ladied and instructed strangers when, where, and how to eat their chips. lunch meated adj. Of a drinker who has been pressed into a neat slice and is lying quietly beside the fridge. lunch moneyed adj. A drinker who has spent the evening as though supplied by a parent, with no account of the remainder. Yoon was lunch moneyed, searching the sofa for coins after paying for everyone’s takeaway. lunch pail Democrated adj. The condition of a drinker who has adopted a modest container as both office and political platform. Iwalani became lunch pail Democrated and delivered a campaign speech to the kitchen bin. lunch pailed adj. A drinker so far gone that the kitchen becomes a handled container and the journey to it requires carrying. lunch-and-learned adj. The drunkenness of one who receives instruction over food, remembers the napkin, and forgets the subject. Ryett got lunch-and-learned and explained the kettle’s operation to everyone in the kitchen. lunch-boxed adj. Sharpened by drink into a compact, angular presence with sandwiches, cutlery, and no immediate plans. lunch-timed adj. Reduced by drink to a fixed point in the day, regardless of clocks, darkness, or the presence of breakfast dishes. lunchbox Democrated adj. Loosened by drink into populist certainty, practical slogans, and an unsolicited account of ordinary working life. lunchboxed (/ˈlʌntʃˌbɒksd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a portable household parcel, with the evening packed away inside it. Jannel was lunchboxed on the sofa, one shoe beside her and water within reach. lunchbreaked adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a long midday pause, with every trip for water adjourned repeatedly. Eliam was lunchbreaked between the sofa and the kitchen, advancing one cushion at a time. lunchbucket Democrated adj. Drunk and campaigning from a humble food container, with the sofa serving as an electoral district. lunchbucketed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of someone transporting a packed meal through an important meeting. Jhaziel, lunchbucketed, took twelve minutes to cross the room with a sandwich. lunched (/lʌnt͡ʃd/) adj. Loosened by drink into treating a modest midday meal as sufficient preparation for any subsequent decision. Frutoso became lunched and announced that a sandwich had settled every question on the agenda. luncheed adj. Drunk to the point where being treated to lunch seems a sufficient explanation for the entire evening. luncheon barred adj. Drunk past the point of treating the kitchen counter as a public serving establishment with closing hours.