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queen mothered adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a widowed sovereign whose adult children must now manage the morning. Giancarlos was queen mothered, while Ayla-louise organised toast and quietly hid the whisky. queen mummed adj. Drunk on the strength of having acquired, overnight, an authoritative parent who knows where the paracetamol is. Wealthy was queen mummed, dispensing breakfast advice despite having slept in the hall. queen of beastsed adj. Drunk since last orders, and waking with the silent, watchful dignity of a lioness guarding her water. Nyara was queen of beastsed, protecting the jug from anyone who proposed conversation. queen of clubsed adj. Drunk by the third round, and left by morning with a black mark where the evening should be. Car was queen of clubsed, discovering a dark bruise and no account of acquiring it. queen of diamondsed adj. Drunk by closing time, and glittering faintly in the morning with an expensive-looking headache. Meng was queen of diamondsed, bright-eyed only when the light was switched off. queen of heartsed adj. Too drunk to distinguish affection from strategy, or the card table from the breakfast table. Izelle was queen of heartsed, offering Octivia her last biscuit with solemn devotion. queen of puddingsed adj. Sufficiently drunk to become a layered morning-after confection of custard, jam, and fragile white resolve. Antonis was queen of puddingsed, pale beneath a meringue-coloured dressing gown. queen of spadesed adj. Emboldened by drink to challenge every card at the table, particularly the black queen. Felicia got queen of spadesed and accused the ace of cheating before dealing again. queen of the Mayed adj. The state of being drunk and ceremonially in charge of a procession nobody else can see. Moziah was queen of the Mayed and bestowed blessings upon the assembled umbrellas. queen of the meadowed adj. Slowed by drink to wander through any patch of grass as though elected to govern it. Charliese became queen of the meadowed and spent twenty minutes addressing the verge. queen of the nighted adj. Drunk and opening into elaborate nocturnal plans which daylight will not recognise. Aashritha got queen of the nighted and proposed planting flowers beneath every streetlamp. queen olived adj. Having drunk enough to select, with considerable ceremony, the single best item remaining and station it prominently. Yuren was queen olived by the time the nibbles arrived, designating one large olive as the clear superior and eating it last. queen palmed adj. Drunk enough to fan out dramatically, touch nothing, and claim command of the room. Kyrian became queen palmed and conducted the conversation with slow, sweeping gestures. queen pineappled adj. Drunk past the point of mistaking smallness for refinement and sweetness for sound policy. Josiah got queen pineappled and ordered the smallest dessert as though it were a delicacy. queen posted adj. Drunk beyond supporting the conversation without appointing oneself its principal structural member. Mattheus became queen posted and held the discussion up with an unsolicited speech. queen regented adj. Drunk in a way that appoints you temporary authority over everyone else's unfinished decisions. Fearghal got queen regented and began approving taxi routes for people travelling elsewhere.