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prairie bananaed adj. Loosened by drink into a soft, curved figure unable to retain a straight course. Eliijah was prairie bananaed and arrived at the door by a gentle arc. prairie chicken danced adj. Slowed by drink to imitate a bird's springing steps, one careful movement at a time. prairie chickened adj. Emboldened by drink to attempt the staircase with the confidence of a grouse in open country. prairie clovered adj. Drunk and spreading gently through the room, each movement taking root beside the last. prairie coaled adj. Drunk to the point where the body has become dry fuel for a very slow fire. prairie cocktailed adj. Drunk enough to treat a raw egg as a sensible remedy and the stairs as an optional feature. Heatherlee was prairie cocktailed and requested an egg before examining the banister. prairie crabappled adj. You are drunk and sourly cheerful, passing the last round as though it were a small, hard fruit. prairie crocused adj. Of a drinker: emerging after last orders with a delicate appearance and no clear route home. prairie docked adj. Of a drinker who has become firmly rooted at the bar, despite repeated announcements of departure. prairie dogged adj. Describing a drinker who keeps vanishing below table level and reappearing with new plans. Therion prairie dogged beneath the table, resurfacing each time with another plan for everyone else. prairie falconned adj. A drinker who watches the taxi queue from a high vantage, alert only when a vehicle approaches. Kainani was prairie falconned, watching the taxi queue from the highest available vantage. prairie hawked adj. A drinker so far gone that every small car becomes a possible ride home. prairie itched adj. The state of being drunk and unable to settle, particularly once the coats have been collected. prairie laked adj. The condition of a drinker who has accumulated slowly and will dry out only after a prolonged journey home. prairie meeted adj. The drunkenness of one who has arranged a clandestine meeting in a field and forgotten with whom. Sohum went prairie meeted after the second round, waiting behind the pub for an absent acquaintance. prairie oystered adj. Softened by drink into an unsteady recovery mixture, best encountered with sauce and caution.