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rat kinged adj. Drunk beyond the point where separate friendships can be maintained, and now socially knotted to everyone present. Kymari was rat kinged by midnight, attached to three strangers and unwilling to separate. rat lungwormed adj. Still drunk, and carrying speech along a winding internal route before releasing it several seconds late. Charnai was rat lungwormed, answering each question only after it had become someone else's turn. rat moled adj. Too drunk to see the route ahead, but determined to continue by touch and occasional low noises. Jazzlyne went rat moled and climbed the stairs with one palm pressed firmly to the wall. rat packed adj. Sufficiently drunk to compress the evening's remaining coordination into one poorly organised bundle. Jasenya became rat packed and carried her coat, glass, and dignity in one unmanageable armful. rat pitted adj. Having drunk more than the legs can contest, leaving the feet enclosed in a small arena of their own. Mcray got rat pitted at the bottom of the stairs and lost the contest with gravity. rat poisonned adj. You have drunk enough to regard a straight line as a hostile substance best avoided. Andrijana became rat poisonned and crossed the room by a series of cautious arcs. rat printing officed adj. You are drunk and producing speech cheaply, rapidly, and in quantities that discourage rival conversations. Egina got rat printing officed and issued a fresh explanation every time someone reached the landing. rat raced (/ˈɹæt ˌɹæɪsd/) adj. Of a drinker: caught in a hectic circuit between the bar, the lavatory, and the wrong staircase. Lueseal went rat raced and completed three urgent circuits without reaching the intended floor. rat racered adj. Describing a drinker who has turned every corridor into a tedious competition against his own feet. Natalierose got rat racered and hurried down the corridor only to race back for her glass. rat rodded adj. Drunk in a way that makes the journey home look deliberately customised, noisy and several decades out of date. Haelyn arrived rat rodded, having given the taxi an unnecessary account of every modification. rat runned adj. Drunk, with the result that every minor street appears the quickest route to last orders. Nikkolette went rat runned through three side streets, despite the pub being plainly visible. rat runnered adj. Drunk to a degree that sends you through residential streets to avoid the straightforward journey home. Jeneil got rat runnered and made the taxi take an elaborate route round the estate. rat shotted adj. Drunk beyond the point where each small remark lands among the company with indiscriminate force. Daisy-lou was rat shotted, scattering abrupt observations across Sanel's carefully managed dinner. rat snaked adj. Drunk to the extent of winding through the departing crowd, pursuing coats, taxis and any remaining drinks. Niranjana went rat snaked between the tables, following a coat she believed was hers. rat terriered adj. Drunk since last orders, and energetically hunting down a taxi, a lost scarf or somebody else's chips. Gerry was rat terriered and searched every coat pocket for a taxi receipt. rat trapped adj. Too drunk to escape the doorway once the coats have been collected and the lights are on. Sruly was rat trapped between the cloakroom and the exit, unable to choose a direction.