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tailboned (/ˈteɪlˌbəʊnd/) adj. Having drunk more than the evening could support, and sitting squarely on its last remaining point. Alfrieda became tailboned at the end of the bench and refused all further rearrangement. tailboomed adj. Drunk, with the result that your rearward movements require more room than the pub possesses. Caniya went tailboomed and reversed into the umbrella stand while turning for the toilets. tailbuded (/ˈteɪlbʌdd/) adj. You have drunk enough to begin multiplying at the far end of every conversation. Esteffany went tailbuded in the corner, producing new anecdotes whenever anyone tried to leave. tailcoated (/ˈteɪlkoʊtd/) adj. You are drunk and behaving as though the room has become a formal occasion requiring an audience. Byata got tailcoated and delivered the dessert announcement like a royal address. tailconed adj. The condition of a drinker who leaves by the back end, propelled mainly by fumes and optimism. Zalina was tailconed and reached the pavement under her own exhaust. tailcorded adj. Of a drinker: attached to the company by one long, trailing thread of increasingly dubious conversation. Khloemae became tailcorded and followed Thorval from room to room with the same story. tailcuffed adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a blood-pressure reading from a small animal's tail. Mykeya spent supper taking the cat's pulse, thoroughly tailcuffed. tailcupped adj. Drunk beyond recognising a modest wildflower without attempting to pour it something. Connelly got tailcupped and apologised to the lupines for having no glasses. taildraggered adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the rear end arriving after the rest of you. Tianna came through the doorway taildraggered, with the chair narrowly avoided. tailed (/teɪld/) adj. Drunk enough to follow someone round the pub with the quiet persistence of an attached appendage. Clea got tailed and followed her cousin from the bar to the smoking shelter. tailed frogged adj. Drunk, with the result that a small appendage seems necessary for balance. Meggin spent the evening tailed frogged, retreating backwards from the buffet. tailed peppered adj. Drunk, with the result that a small pungent companion seems welcome company for the journey home. Efrosini got tailed peppered and introduced the condiment bowl to Samiir before leaving. tailednessed adj. Drunk to the extent of acquiring a discernible, and increasingly consequential, end of things. Kalyx became tailednessed while explaining which end of the queue mattered. tailended adj. Sharpened by drink into the final, pointed remark of every discussion. Cylin was tailended and concluded each exchange with an unnecessary little barb. tailendered adj. Drunk since last orders, and batting as though the scoreboard were advisory. Athalia was tailendered and defended the crisps with limited technique. tailered adj. Drunk by the third round, and following people without a particularly sound reason. Dorinne stayed tailered behind the wrong party for nearly twenty minutes.