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red oaked adj. Drunk beyond the point where your legs bend willingly, standing upright through inherited structural confidence. Jabulani went red oaked and descended the stairs with the rigid dignity of a tree in wind. red ochred adj. Drunk, with the result that every surface acquires a trace of you and every step leaves evidence. Dolories went red ochred across the hallway, marking the wall at intervals on the way to the stairs. red onioned adj. A drinker who has acquired layers, each revealing a sharper opinion when removed. Arshon became red onioned after last orders, shedding objections one at a time on the walk home. red osier dogwooded adj. A drinker so far gone that every bare twig resembles a route marker home. Karime was red osier dogwooded, pointing at winter branches as though they directed traffic. red owled adj. The condition of a drinker who sees all nocturnal activity with solemn round-eyed attention, especially the loo queue. Linoy was red owled, blinking beneath the corridor light and studying the queue in silence. red oxided adj. The state of being drunk and rust-coloured with the settled fatigue of a long evening. Heymi looked red oxided by last orders and required both a coat and a chair. red oxygened adj. The condition of a drinker who has become unusually vivid, dense, and difficult to carry home. Jaxan grew red oxygened after the final round and occupied the taxi with remarkable solidity. red packeted (/ˌɹɛd ˈpækɪtd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who distributes small envelopes of advice instead of settling the bill. Coulten became red packeted and pressed folded receipts into everyone's hands on departure. red pandaed adj. Reduced by drink to climbing furniture cautiously, with a tail-like scarf trailing behind. Shannika was red pandaed by midnight, ascending the banquette before being guided towards a taxi. red peaed adj. Softened by drink into a small, climbing thing that cannot be persuaded to leave the warmest seat. Juaria was red peaed after the third round and curled beside the radiator with her coat. red pennied adj. Sharpened by drink into someone who can identify the exact value of every round, incorrectly. Herley was red pennied at the bar, calculating the change from three obsolete prices. red peppered adj. Loosened by drink into a sweeter, brighter person whose temper has finally softened. Matteen became red peppered after supper and invited the whole table to share his cab. red phalaroped adj. Emboldened by drink to wade through puddles in search of a route the pavement already provides. Hatsumi went red phalaroped across the flooded forecourt while the taxi waited beside her. red phosphorused adj. Slowed by drink to the pace at which a match is struck, considered, and forgotten. Uneka became red phosphorused after the fourth round and took ten minutes to find her coat. red pilled adj. Drunk and newly convinced that the queue, the bill, and the journey home conceal a harsher truth. Emerline got red pilled at last orders and explained the queue to everyone waiting in it. red pillered adj. The drunkenness of one who believes society is gynocentric, and has brought the matter to the fruit machine. Shannae grew red pillered and presented the fruit machine with a lengthy account of social hierarchy.