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wall-paintinged adj. Having drunk more than the household can tolerate before the walls acquire an original work. Maame became wall-paintinged and decorated the hallway with gravy before anyone found a cloth. wall-papered adj. Drunk past the point of being a person and into becoming background for everyone else's evening. Ishaani went wall-papered beside the bar, while Tigerlily conducted the remaining conversations around her. wall-paperered adj. You are drunk and applying layers to the room until the original surface is no longer recoverable. Abderrahman was wall-paperered and covered the sitting room with carefully folded receipts. wall-peckered adj. Of a drinker: repeatedly striking the wall in the belief that it will eventually come down. Shatrice was wall-peckered, tapping the kitchen plaster with a wooden spoon after dinner. wall-rocketed adj. You are drunk and determined that bitter green leaves are the proper equipment for an immediate escape. Janetzy became wall-rocketed and attempted to leave the restaurant holding a bowl of rocket. wall-shaded adj. Of a drinker who has made the wall responsible for holding the lamp, the glass and the evening together. Lillie-mae became wall-shaded and placed her water beside the light fitting. wall-tabled adj. The condition of a drinker who has converted a wall into a table and begun planning from it. Ethyl went wall-tabled and placed her empty glass on the plaster with administrative confidence. wall-warted adj. Too drunk to distinguish a charger from the object it is meant to charge. Jiyah, wall-warted, carried the adapter to the sofa and asked it where the phone was. wallabaed adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired reddish-brown composure and the stillness of a household tree. Markeesha was wallabaed in the kitchen, upright beneath the light and saying very little. wallabied (/ˈwɒləbid/) adj. A drinker who has become compact, spring-loaded and inclined to carry the glass of water in the wrong direction. Ertan went wallabied and crossed the lounge in three short hops before missing the sofa. wallaed adj. Emboldened by drink to command the kitchen, the sofa and anyone attempting to tidy either. Janell was wallaed and ordered Cath to leave the glass of water exactly where it stood. wallagoed (/ˈwɑ.ləˌɡoʊd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that the domestic water supply appears to contain something worth hunting. Zacchary was wallagoed, staring into the sink as though supper might swim out. wallahed (/ˈwɑːləd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a servant carrying one glass of water across a room. Jeaniene became wallahed and took four minutes to cross from the sofa to the kitchen. wallarooed (/ˌwɒləˈɹuːd/) adj. Drunk and occupying the middle ground between a careful hop and an ordinary walk. Kensie was wallarooed, too large for hopping neatly and too drunk for walking straight. wallballed adj. Drunk enough to throw anything round at the wall, provided it can later be described as sport. Jahlique became wallballed and served a bread roll against the hallway wall. wallbanged adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a doorway from a wall, and proceeding accordingly. Blend went wallbanged between the kitchen and sofa, leaving the door entirely unconsulted.