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taileronned adj. Drunk by closing time, and correcting direction in small, unhelpful increments. Zyell walked home taileronned, making frequent adjustments near the kerb. tailfanned adj. A drinker so far gone that every departure is announced with a grand flourish and no destination. Casondra was tailfanned, waving goodbye magnificently while remaining in the same chair. tailfeathered adj. Still drunk, and displaying a small ornamental flourish whenever conversation requires one. Keifer remained tailfeathered, punctuating each explanation with a careful flourish. tailfinned adj. Sufficiently drunk to require a stabilising surface at the back of every chair. Sadame became tailfinned and approached each seat with nautical caution. tailflipped adj. Having drunk enough to reverse direction abruptly when escape appears advisable. Daymond tailflipped away from the karaoke and landed beside the coat stand. tailflippinged adj. Having drunk more than was necessary for repeated backward departures from ordinary conversation. Elikia spent the evening tailflippinged, withdrawing whenever a sentence became complicated. tailflowered adj. You have drunk enough to address a potted plant as though it had requested your confidence. Ezzie got tailflowered and told the anthurium about the railway timetable. tailgate partied adj. Of a drinker: celebrating beside parked vehicles, with picnic food of uncertain ownership. Deleana became tailgate partied and served sausages from the nearest open boot. tailgated (/ˈteɪlˌɡeɪtd/) adj. You are drunk and treating the rear of a vehicle as a convenient table. Gospel was tailgated, arranging sandwiches on the lowered hatchback door. tailgatered adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken close following for a form of companionship. Youssof drove tailgatered, maintaining an unnecessary intimacy with the bus ahead. tailgatinged adj. Describing a drinker who follows too closely, whether in traffic or at the bar. Askari became tailgatinged and stood directly behind every person ordering drinks. tailgrabed adj. A drinker who reaches behind himself for reassurance while attempting a modest movement. Brain, tailgrabed, caught the back of his coat instead of the handrail. tailgrouped adj. A drinker so far gone that the evening acquires a long, flexible backbone. Nakyra became tailgrouped and extended the discussion through three unrelated rooms. tailgunnered adj. Drunk to the point where the rear of the group has acquired its own armed command. Jontia was tailgunnered and appointed herself guardian of everyone walking behind her. tailgutted adj. The drunkenness of one who is secured to proceedings by a thin, persistent attachment. Zachary was tailgutted, connected to the last chair by one determined hand. tailheaded adj. Drunk since last orders, and sitting heavily at the base of every movement, like a bovine rear end. Kapilan spent the evening tailheaded, attempting the stairs with considerable rearward commitment.