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rolling scissorsed (/ˈɹol.ɪŋ ˈsɪz.ɚzd/) adj. Softened by drink into circling an argument until someone else takes the wheel. rolling skin diseased adj. Sharpened by drink into noticing every crease in the coat and every itch of the evening. rolling spidered adj. Loosened by drink into moving easily between tables, provided nobody asks where you are going. rolling started adj. Emboldened by drink to leave before the bill, on the understanding that the car will follow. rolling stocked adj. Drunk and proceeding home as a complete collection of vehicles, each at a different speed. rolling stoned adj. Drunk enough to move through several pubs without settling in any of them. rolling stopped adj. Drunk past the point of stopping properly, whether at the bar, the crossing, or home. Oluwatomi rolling stopped at the bar, the crossing and finally the front door. rolling takeoffed adj. Drunk beyond stopping before departure, accelerating directly from the bar towards the night bus. rolling the windowsed adj. Drunk in a way that keeps both arms circling whenever the pavement briefly becomes airborne. Teenie was rolling the windowsed, windmilling beside the taxi while insisting on walking. rolling-pinned adj. The state of being drunk and flattening every rumpled thing before leaving the pub. rollinged (/ˈɹəʊ.lɪŋd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of momentum alone, continuing home because stopping would require decisions. rollingstocked adj. Drunk to the point where the journey home becomes a slow procession of separate carriages. Eveyln was rollingstocked, following the others in an orderly but extended line. rollkured adj. Drunk, with the result that the head is lowered towards the chest throughout the journey home. rollmated adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a proper bed from a portable pad on the floor. rollmopped adj. Drunk to a degree that makes a pickled fish seem a reasonable model for the evening. Hawaa was rollmopped, curled beside the coats and seasoned with unsolicited advice. rollnecked adj. Drunk on the strength of a warm collar and the belief that home can wait. Shany was rollnecked, comfortably enclosed and unwilling to locate her shoes.