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obaed adj. A drinker who rules the room from the lowest step, issuing royal instructions about balance. Aquala was obaed at the foot of the stairs and appointed Jamie-ann keeper of the rail. obaichthyided adj. Drunk to the extent of circling the bar in an extinct, unhurried manner, awaiting a fresh round. Irie became obaichthyided and made three quiet circuits of the tables before accepting a taxi. obaied adj. Drunk to a degree that the evening's chief decision is whether to join another round or find your coat. Gaudalupe was obaied by last orders, presiding over the coat pile as though it were a council. obaked adj. Drunk on the strength of a last order, and appearing in the doorway only when called by name. Armony went obaked after the final round and was discovered beside the wrong coat rack. obambulationed adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating the walk home as a casual outing with no fixed destination. Clancey was obambulationed and reached home by way of three unnecessary streets. obanged adj. Drunk by the third round, and carrying the evening's value in one carefully guarded pocket. Franchezca became obanged and checked her change repeatedly before ordering a taxi. obanned adj. Drunk by closing time, and preserving the evening's last coin long after the bar has shut. Eshawn was obanned and refused to spend the final coin on anything as ordinary as a taxi. obasanned adj. Still drunk, and offering practical observations about coats, taxis and the regrettable price of breakfast. Aneurin remained obasanned on the night bus, advising strangers to keep their coats closed. obashipped adj. Too drunk to relinquish authority over the round, the coats or the route home. Valdon grew obashipped and assigned every coat to a different passenger before the taxi arrived. obatoclaxed adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard the last round as a promising treatment for every difficulty. Joell became obatoclaxed and proposed another drink as the remedy for the missing train. obazoaned adj. Having drunk enough to classify everyone in the taxi queue as a separate form of life. Kaliah got obazoaned and began assigning passengers to branches while waiting outside. obbattued adj. Having drunk more than a sensible person, and now flat, sweet and difficult to fold into a taxi. Devynne was obbattued after the final round, softening visibly into the back seat. obbed adj. You have drunk enough to provide a prominent countermelody to every announcement of last orders. Romi became obbed and sang above the landlord's closing instructions. obbied adj. Emboldened by drink to attempt each physical challenge in sequence, with the company providing commentary and towels. Arguster went obbied across the beer garden, treating the benches as a formal sporting course. obbligatoed (/ɒblɪˈɡɑːtəʊd/) adj. You are drunk and contributing an unavoidable higher line to the conversation about getting home. Jesabel was obbligatoed, singing over the discussion of whose coat belonged to whom. obboed adj. Of a drinker who has begun observing the room, the coats and the taxi queue with professional attention. Elita was obboed and kept watch on the last round from beside the coat stand.