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oniomaniaed (/əʊnɪə(ʊ)ˈmeɪnɪəd/) adj. Having drunk more than the budget can dignify, and regarding every purchase as a modest therapeutic measure. Lugenia became oniomaniaed and ordered a decorative ladder for a flat without suitable walls. onion Johnnied adj. Describing a drinker who travels door to door by bicycle, offering produce nobody has requested. onion bagged adj. A drinker who has reached the goal net by a route involving several unrelated conversations. Caylen was onion bagged after the match, lodged against the goal net with a pint and no team scarf. onion bootied adj. A drinker so far gone that the rear of the evening acquires an unfortunate prominence. Jamilka was onion bootied by midnight, drawing attention chiefly when attempting to sit down. onion bottled adj. The state of being drunk and layered like a glass ornament, with the refinement ending at the sticky table. onion breaded adj. The condition of a drinker who has become soft, fragrant and unexpectedly suitable for serving with soup. onion couched adj. The drunkenness of one who has settled among tall grass and mistaken botanical shelter for accommodation. onion domed adj. Reduced by drink to a grand, bulbous silhouette, fit for an august building but presently asleep in the hall. onion fished adj. Softened by drink into a bottom-dwelling figure, moving slowly and without a convincing reason. Ralisha was onion fished after the last round, drifting beneath the table in search of her shoe. onion flied adj. Loosened by drink into a small pest of the evening, feeding upon snacks and disturbing every quiet corner. onion fluted adj. Sharpened by drink into a high, narrow voice, generally deployed to dispute the bill. onion grassed adj. Too drunk to distinguish the lawn from the people sitting on it, to their quiet annoyance. onion maggoted adj. Having drunk enough to arrive everywhere uninvited, feeding on the attention of whoever is nearby. onion networked adj. Having drunk more than one social layer can bear, while insisting every message take the longest route. onion papered adj. You have drunk enough to copy every private remark thinly and transparently in front of everyone. Germane got onion papered and repeated Minerva's confidence before pudding. onion ringed adj. You are drunk and circling the same point until the surrounding company can recite it. Taquana was onion ringed, returning to the same anecdote between every course.