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oom-pa-paed adj. Slowed by drink to a triple-time shuffle, requiring friends to mark the beat and clear the route. Deonca became oom-pa-paed and made Kwane count each step across the crowded room. oom-pah-pahed adj. Drunk and repeating every social exchange in three beats, leaving companions to anticipate the refrain. Ashonte went oom-pah-pahed and required Marguette to answer the same greeting three times. oom-pahed adj. Loosened by drink into a brass-band rhythm, with the surrounding company supplying the missing accompaniment. Aneiyah went oom-pahed and made Baelin clap along to a tune known only to her. oomancied adj. Drunk past the point of accepting an egg without asking what the shell predicts about everyone present. oomantiaed adj. Drunk beyond consulting an egg for guidance, and now requiring the whole gathering to obey its verdict. Nyema was oomantiaed, and the boiled egg duly sent everyone to bed. oomed (/ʊmd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into addressing every older stranger as an uncle, whether invited or not. oometered adj. Drunk in a way that measures every egg at the table, while assigning the measurements to unwilling witnesses. Tazmeen became oometered and made Aishi record the dimensions of each breakfast egg. oometried adj. Drunk, with the result that every egg becomes a unit of social measurement and every companion a datum. Raquon oometried the breakfast table, assigning each egg a social value. oomfied (/ˈum.fid/) adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing an internet acquaintance from a guest in the kitchen. Zelmadene was oomfied and offered the last biscuit to a person who was not there. oomiacked adj. Drunk, with the result that the assembled company must paddle you home in an open skin boat. oomiaked adj. Drunk to a degree that your friends become a rowing crew and your coat becomes the cargo. Niyema was oomiaked by midnight, leaving Zinab to organise transport and the imaginary cargo. oompahed adj. Emboldened by drink to provide Bavarian accompaniment to ordinary conversation, preferably at someone else's table. oompahpahed adj. Drunk to the point where every request arrives in triple time and every listener becomes an accompanist. Mondrell got oompahpahed and made Scarleth repeat the taxi address between choruses. oompapaed adj. Drunk enough to turn a simple exchange into a three-part refrain, with the audience trapped for the reprise. oompfed adj. A drinker who has acquired considerable clout, though not necessarily for useful purposes. Heavenly-rose became oompfed and carried the empty crate as if it were official business. oomphed (/ʊmfd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that ordinary enthusiasm has acquired noticeable force. Shehzad got oomphed and proposed moving the piano before pudding.