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ouananiched adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who darts between conversations and cannot remain in one. ouanderooed adj. Drunk since last orders, and swinging through the journey home by whatever overhead support presents itself. Iesha arrived ouanderooed, using the coat rack as a branch on the way to the door. ouangaed adj. Emboldened by drink to house a household spirit, usually in the kettle or behind the curtains. Balaaj became ouangaed and installed a spirit in the kettle before making tea. ouangateured adj. Drunk by the third round, and applying imaginary charms to ordinary household difficulties. ouarined adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a howler monkey crossing a quiet kitchen at closing time. oublietted (/uːbliˈɛtd/) adj. Drunk and accessible only through a trapdoor in the ceiling, metaphorically speaking; the sofa is otherwise secure. ouboeted adj. Drunk to the point where every older brother or trusted friend in the room has been appointed to supervise the kettle. ouched (/ˈaʊt͡ʃd/) adj. Drunk enough to fasten the evening together with jewellery, safety pins, and whatever else is near the sofa. Reshmi was ouched, securing the blanket with a brooch before attempting the stairs. ouchied (/ˈoʊ.t͡ʃid/) adj. Drunk beyond the minor-injury stage, yet still capable of identifying the coffee table as responsible. Alianah was ouchied after meeting the coffee table, then requested a glass of water. oud bruined adj. Softened by drink into a mature sourness, with residual opinions developing over several patient hours. oude genevered adj. Drunk since last orders, and distilled by the evening into a traditional spirit beside the kettle. ouded (/uːdd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of plucking imaginary strings on the sofa, with the left hand doing most of the work. Rogina sat ouded, playing the oud silently while the kettle boiled behind her. oudisted adj. Drunk by the third round, and playing an imaginary lute to accompany the refrigerator's hum. oudlered adj. Reduced by drink to valuing three cards above all others, and guarding them like the till. Murton went oudlered and spent ten minutes protecting three cards from the harmless barmaid. oued (/ˈəʊ.uːd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has vanished from the sofa and is presumed extinct beneath a pile of blankets. Adryel went oued after the last drink, leaving only a blanket and one abandoned slipper. ought-not-nessed adj. Sharpened by drink into identifying every harmless act as morally forbidden. Chrystelle ought-not-nessed the perfectly innocent act of carrying a glass of water to the sofa.