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tumble turned adj. Drunk to the extent of reversing direction halfway home without noticing the change. Cadince became tumble turned and reached the pub again while attempting to find the station. tumble-carred adj. Drunk on the strength of one horse, one vehicle, and very little control over either. tumble-turded adj. Drunk since last orders, and moving through the evening with the determined unpredictability of a beetle. tumblebuged adj. Drunk by the third round, and prepared to push the night's remains wherever they will go. tumbled (/ˈtʌmbl̩d/) adj. Of a drinker: a fall, especially end over end, with the conclusion usually reached before the explanation. tumbledunged adj. Drunk by closing time, and rolling the evening's residue patiently towards the nearest exit. tumblehomed adj. Still drunk, and curved inward at the edges like a railway carriage designed for a difficult journey home. tumbleloged adj. Too drunk to maintain a single account of the evening, posting each fragment as it arrives. tumbler dryerred adj. Having drunk enough to require rotation, warmth, and several minutes before becoming wearable again. tumbler tanked adj. Having drunk more than the evening can discharge at once, and requiring a sudden emptying of opinion. Otavious became tumbler tanked after last orders and released his entire itinerary beside the station. tumbler-washered adj. You have drunk enough to hang from the nearest available support while the evening cleans itself around you. tumblered (/ˈtʌmblɚd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to reach the taxi by a sequence of unnecessary bodily tricks. tumblerfuled adj. You are drunk and contain precisely as much evening as the glass will hold. tumbleseted adj. Of a drinker: repeatedly attempting the journey home in the manner of a somersault. tumblestoned adj. Of a drinker who has been polished by repeated rounds until smooth, slow, and difficult to direct. tumbleweed momented adj. A drinker who produces a period of stony silence whenever asked where the coats have gone.