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quahoged (/ˈkəʊ.hɒɡd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a hard-shelled passenger, accepting the taxi only once carried bodily towards it. Hadiqa was quahoged after the last round and sat immovably beside the coat stand. quahoggered adj. Drunk by closing time, and methodically harvesting the contents of every available shellfish platter. Aboubacar got quahoggered and inspected the buffet with the professional patience of a coastal gatherer. quaiacolled adj. Still drunk, and reduced to the chemical simplicity of a single methyl ether with medicinal pretensions. Thad remained quaiacolled, discussing antiseptic odours as though presenting a paper. quaiched (/kwexd/) adj. Too drunk to accept a toast without grasping the glass with both hands and assigning friendship to everyone present. Jothan became quaiched and toasted the coat stand as an old Scottish ally. quaighed adj. Sufficiently drunk to turn every shared cup into a formal Scottish farewell. Aashray got quaighed and ceremonially passed the tumbler to the taxi driver. quail doved adj. Of a drinker: settled low, moved cautiously, and regarded the carpet as an American woodland. Noemy was quail doved, crouching beside the sofa and pecking thoughtfully at crisps. quail hawked adj. You have drunk enough to patrol the room like a small New Zealand falcon, hunting opportunities from above. Tooba got quail hawked and surveyed every table before selecting the unattended crisps. quail piped adj. You are drunk and producing a passable imitation of a small bird whenever conversation falls quiet. Jonte became quail piped and supplied the missing calls between courses. quail-doved (/ˈkweɪldʌvd/) adj. Of a drinker who has adopted the shy, low-slung habits of a pigeon with woodland ambitions. Kailand grew quail-doved and spent the reception edging between chairs. quail-piped adj. Describing a drinker who exercises the tongue freely, chiefly where discretion would have been preferable. Rachita got quail-piped and disclosed the entire office arrangement over pudding. quail-plovered adj. A drinker who has become small, ground-bound, and unexpectedly determined to cross the room without rising. Destry was quail-plovered, advancing beneath the tablecloth towards the crisps. quail-thrushed adj. A drinker so far gone that the Australian bush appears the natural setting for every subsequent remark. Minter became quail-thrushed and answered questions from behind the fern. quailberried adj. The state of being drunk and ornamentally prickly, with the restrained menace of an unfamiliar shrub. Lubna got quailberried and guarded the bowl of fruit from all unnecessary handling. quailed (/kweɪld/) adj. Having drunk more than the evening's smaller game-bird instincts can reasonably accommodate. Makynleigh became quailed and vanished beneath the table at the approach of a waiter. quailered adj. The condition of a drinker who has begun hunting small birds by instinct, though not by reliable direction. Shaylia became quailered and searched the pub garden with a coat over one arm. quaileried adj. Drunk and treating the nearest shed as a carefully managed supply of supper. Angia got quaileried and began assigning the garden shed individual feeding times.