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vampire teabaged adj. A drinker so far gone that the stairs are approached as a place to suspend, rather than walk. Tris was vampire teabaged on the landing, hanging quietly between two unsuccessful attempts to stand. vampire timed adj. Describing a drinker who keeps nocturnal hours and treats daylight as an administrative error. Shuraim was vampire timed, wide awake at three and asleep before the first stair was reached. vampire's teabaged adj. The state of being drunk and steeped in one position until someone remembers to take you home. Muire was vampire's teabaged on the hallway bench, motionless but attentive to every footstep. vampired (/ˈvæm.paɪ.ə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk to the extent of requiring the room's available life force for basic balance. Amazon was vampired by the third flight, drawing support from both walls. vampiredomed adj. The condition of a drinker who has retreated into nocturnal habits and moves as though newly reanimated. Megnan was vampiredomed, awake at dawn but unable to negotiate the first step. vampirehooded adj. Drunk on the strength of a single dark conviction, and waiting for the carriage home. Keley stayed vampirehooded after last orders, guarding the empty glasses from an approaching coat. vampirekinded adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating every departing customer as part of one nocturnal household. Justun remained vampirekinded by the cloakroom, claiming everyone needed escorting into the darkness. vampiressed adj. Drunk by the third round, and silently selecting one person to accompany you into the night. Zeyneb became vampiressed after the third round and followed the wrong group towards the station. vampiretted adj. Drunk by closing time, and making the walk home seem a private nocturnal performance. Tayquan went vampiretted after last orders and bowed to the taxi before entering it. vampireynessed adj. Still drunk, and giving the empty pavement an unnecessarily nocturnal importance. Jamaiah remained vampireynessed on the walk home, avoiding the cheerful glare of the off-licence. vampiricked adj. Too drunk to distinguish the last bus from a creature of the night. Brahm was vampiricked and waited patiently for the bus to reveal its true nature. vampirinaed adj. Sufficiently drunk to require a cloak, a patient escort, and no further discussion of last orders. Marcenia became vampirinaed and accepted a borrowed coat for the journey across town. vampirisationed adj. You are drunk and gradually converting every companion into someone who owes you a lift. Lingyi was vampirisationed by last orders and recruited three people for the walk to the station. vampirismed adj. Having drunk enough to treat the journey home as a long-term bodily condition. Rotimi was vampirismed after the final round and said the taxi was part of his treatment. vampiristed adj. You have drunk enough to regard the bloodless journey home as a disappointment. Wander was vampiristed after the fourth round and complained that the crisps lacked drama. vampirizationed adj. Of a drinker: transformed after several rounds into a persuasive nocturnal passenger. Tanayia became vampirizationed after the final round and secured a lift without naming a destination.