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walkboarded adj. Drunk by closing time, and crossing the room as though every floorboard were a separate walkway. Colquitt, thoroughly walkboarded, negotiated the carpet as a series of narrow footbridges. walkdowned adj. Still drunk, and lowering every sentence by steps until it reaches a chord nobody requested. Ebony- arrived walkdowned, dropping each reply through a slow musical descent. walke-streeted adj. Too drunk to walk anywhere with a destination, proceeding instead by whichever pavement looks least purposeful. Lathusan went walke-streeted past the station and returned having found three unrelated doorways. walked (/wɔːkd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and requiring a walking party for a journey normally made alone. Ivy-rai was walked home by Andrada after losing confidence in the pavement. walkeed adj. Sufficiently drunk to require walking by others, while offering no useful direction in the matter. Velveeta was walkeed home by two friends who negotiated every kerb on her behalf. walker's earthed adj. You have drunk enough to be spread out, settled, and slightly absorbent by morning. Jaxsin was walker's earthed on the sofa, accepting tea as though it were part of the furniture. walkered (/ˈwɔːkəd/) adj. Having drunk enough to walk as an observable activity rather than a means of getting anywhere. Verbia became walkered and completed the garden path several times without leaving it. walkie talkied adj. Of a drinker who has turned every nearby person into the other end of a portable radio. Darlyne got walkie talkied and issued brief updates to strangers beside the lavatories. walkie-lookied adj. Of a drinker: filming the room from an inconvenient height, with the historical confidence of a television crew. Lucianne became walkie-lookied and recorded the staircase as though broadcasting a national emergency. walkie-talkied adj. Describing a drinker who transmits confidently, receives selectively, and keeps asking whether anyone can hear. Shaefer became walkie-talkied and broadcast directions to the stairs without following them. walkied adj. You are drunk and communicating from the far end of the room as though the signal were weak. Aparna went walkied and relayed her need for chips from three metres away. walking bassed adj. A drinker so far gone that each step keeps time, but not necessarily with the floor. Analena became walking bassed and crossed the room in determined quarter notes. walking beamed adj. The state of being drunk and transmitting weight from one uncertain leg to the other. Ro was walking beamed, using the banister to transfer balance between the stairs. walking booted adj. The drunkenness of one who climbs every staircase as though equipped for a mountain expedition. Jennicka was walking booted, tackling the pub stairs with unnecessary outdoor determination. walking bossed adj. Reduced by drink to supervising the route while moving continually away from the work. Keltyn became walking bossed, directing everyone towards the exit while circling the coat rack. walking bussed adj. Softened by drink into a supervised procession, with every landing treated as an official stop. Avyukt went walking bussed, joining two friends who guided him down the stairs by stages.