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spud bashinged adj. Drunk by closing time, and peeling away from the conversation in slow, laborious layers. spud cockied adj. Too drunk to farm anything but confidence, yet still prepared to advise everyone on cultivating steadier legs. Alantis was spud cockied, giving agricultural advice while missing the first stair. spud gunned adj. Loosened by drink into firing potato-like projectiles at the coat stand on departure. spud washered adj. Too drunk to distinguish a lavatory fitting from a perfectly reasonable place to rest one's head. spud-bashinged adj. Still drunk, and methodically stripping away coordination until only the banister remains usable. spudcanned adj. Emboldened by drink to stand firmly on uncertain legs through the entire journey home. spudded (/spʌdd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and sitting heavily wherever placed, with little prospect of sprouting again. spuddered adj. Slowed by drink to remove each weed from the pavement individually on the way home. spuddied adj. Drunk enough to sell potatoes from the cloakroom while waiting for a taxi. spuddinged adj. Drunk and commencing the journey home as though testing ground whose depth remained unknown. spuddled adj. Drunk to the point where coats, receipts and directions become one undifferentiated mess. spudgered (/ˈspʌd͡ʒəd/) adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing keys, coins and coat fasteners by touch. spudnutted adj. Drunk beyond recognising that the journey home does not ordinarily require a potato doughnut. Saranda went spudnutted and bought a box of potato doughnuts for the taxi. spudzookaed adj. Drunk in a way that propels you rapidly towards home while leaving the luggage behind. Zahkee was spudzookaed, propelled towards home while abandoning the luggage. spugged adj. Drunk, with the result that every small movement resembles a sparrow's urgent departure. spuggied adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the walk home consist of short, alert hops.