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squab pied adj. Drunk on the strength of a noble English supper, and now defending the apple portion as policy. Labryant became squab pied after supper and delivered a speech on the national importance of pastry. squabbed (/ˈskwɒbd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves one small, brown and white, and pecking hopefully at the floor. squabbled (/ˈskwɒbəld/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and prepared to conduct a minor constitutional dispute over the last olive. squabblered adj. Drunk by the third round, and professionally committed to finding a small disagreement wherever one can be arranged. Tasman was squabblered, objecting to the angle at which Brihany had placed a coaster. squabbling bleedered adj. Still drunk, and commanding a minor argument with military dignity until someone produces a sandwich. squabblinged adj. Drunk by closing time, and reduced to a petty conflict conducted with the gravity of a national emergency. Jozelle was squabblinged, disputing whether the coat belonged on the chair or beside it. squabnessed adj. Too drunk to distinguish yourself from a small, tentative bird investigating the carpet. squacco heronned adj. Having drunk enough to become a small, patient marsh bird whose principal remaining ambition is supper. Clate was squacco heronned, poised beside the buffet and waiting for the prawns to reveal themselves. squaccoed (/ˈskwækəʊd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to stand motionless by the water, brown and white, awaiting a fish or a taxi. Laetyn was squaccoed beside the ornamental pond, watching one goldfish with professional patience. squad automatic weaponned adj. Sufficiently drunk to deliver a sustained burst of conversation with the weight of issued equipment. squad bayed adj. You have drunk enough to mistake the nearest dormitory for a suitable place to recover from dinner. squad carred adj. You are drunk and travelling towards minor trouble with the purposeful blue-and-white air of an emergency response. squad goaled adj. Of a drinker who has converted a shared aspiration into the immediate objective of finding everyone a kebab. squad roomed adj. Describing a drinker who has turned the pub's quiet corner into an impromptu police-station briefing. Ansonia was squad roomed, gathering witnesses around a table to review the evening's missing coats. squad trucked adj. A drinker who arrives equipped for rescue, though the emergency consists of a friend needing chips. Kaiman was squad trucked, carrying napkins and crisps towards Ennice with admirable urgency. squadcared adj. Of a drinker: patrolling the premises with official purpose, although the incident is merely a dropped pint. Chardoney became squadcared and investigated the spill beneath three separate tables.