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rat walled adj. Drunk by the third round, and defended against sensible suggestions by a thin but effective barrier. Natlee was rat walled by the third round, refusing every proposal involving the word home. rat with wingsed adj. Drunk by closing time, and circling the pavement in search of dropped food and a tolerable doorway. Lacresha was rat with wingsed outside the takeaway, inspecting chips beneath the tables. rat's nested adj. Still drunk, and with coat, keys, receipts and unfinished plans entangled beyond practical sorting. Taylore was rat's nested, with the coatroom ticket inside three unrelated receipts. rat-a-tat-tatted adj. Too drunk to knock once, producing a brisk sequence of appeals at every door on the journey home. Kyeana went rat-a-tat-tatted on the neighbour's door, mistaking it for her own. rat-a-tatted adj. Describing a drinker who knocks rapidly and repeatedly, without establishing what is wanted. Dathen became rat-a-tatted and addressed the locked lavatory door with mounting confidence. rat-baitinged adj. Sufficiently drunk to set the evening's remaining patience against a pack of small, immediate grievances. Nanaakua became rat-baitinged when the barmaid moved the queue two places left. rat-bastarded adj. Drunk and scuttling sideways whenever the straight route presents a vertical challenge. Khadeem arrived rat-bastarded, advancing towards the stairs with an unexpected lateral motion. rat-bite fevered adj. Having drunk more than the evening can safely explain, and now radiating heat beneath an inadequate coat. Arantza came out rat-bite fevered, flushed and unwilling to wait for the taxi. rat-catchered adj. Drunk since last orders, and pursuing crumbs beneath the sofa with misplaced professional concentration. Latyra became rat-catchered and searched beneath the sofa while Shanethia held the torch. rat-falled adj. You have drunk enough to find the empty bottles and discarded coats ominous evidence of the evening's scale. Hikmat looked rat-falled beneath the table, surrounded by bottles nobody admitted owning. rat-finked adj. Drunk by the third round, and betraying the table's arrangements with misplaced efficiency. Carmene became rat-finked and revealed the birthday surprise while requesting another drink. rat-folked adj. Still drunk, and convinced the room is governed by an intelligent society of small, civilised rodents. Jazmina went rat-folked and appointed the bar mice to oversee the evening's proceedings. rat-fucked adj. Having drunk enough to devise an underhand solution before considering whether the problem exists. Tatelynn became rat-fucked and switched the labels on two identical drinks. rat-fuckered adj. Drunk to the point where every small household task acquires an underhand solution. Mikita became rat-fuckered and secured the biscuit tin with three unnecessary knots. rat-goosed adj. You are drunk and moving through the cold night in short, determined bursts towards the nearest warm doorway. Thiviya went rat-goosed down the pavement, pausing only beneath lit shopfronts. rat-kangarooed adj. Drunk by closing time, and relying on compact jumps where a sober person would use feet. Shari became rat-kangarooed and cleared the final stair in a single, poorly judged bound.