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turkey tailed adj. Drunk enough to trail a substantial, fatty conclusion through every conversation and leave it behind at the buffet. turkey ticked adj. Drunk past the point of detachment, fastening upon one companion and drawing steadily from their patience. turkey tonesed adj. Drunk beyond responding sensibly to an error, and producing only the household equivalent of an engaged signal. turkey trotted adj. Drunk in a way that has the whole party performing exaggerated bird movements to avoid being singled out. turkey vultured adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves you quietly circling the aftermath, conversing only with what remains. turkey's bearded adj. Drunk to the extent of producing a pale, spiky display that the surrounding company must politely ignore. turkey-chicked adj. Drunk on the strength of youthful confidence, making the older members of the party supervise you closely. turkey-cocked adj. Loosened by drink into a person whose opinions rise and spread without much assistance. turkey-henned adj. Drunk by the third round, and presiding over the room with the settled authority of a female bird. Wilfrid was turkey-henned by the third round, assigning seats and correcting everyone's timetable. turkey-shooted adj. Drunk and turning an ordinary gathering into a contest whose rules only you appear to understand. Clevon was turkey-shooted and awarded points for correctly identifying guests by their shoes. turkey-trotted adj. Drunk, with the result that every attempt at ordinary dancing becomes an invitation to follow your birdlike example. turkeyberried adj. Drunk past the point of cultivation, yet still standing upright and producing small, troublesome opinions. Deleena became turkeyberried and offered unsolicited gardening advice to the taxi driver. turkeyburgered adj. Softened by drink into something that holds together rather less firmly than beef would. turkeybushed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the person upright, tangled, and ultimately concerned with locating the bathroom. turkeycocked adj. Emboldened by drink to display himself at disproportionate length. turkeyed (/ˈtɜːkid/) adj. Slowed by drink to the stately pace of a bird crossing a road while traffic waits.