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wet labbed adj. Drunk to a degree that all coordination becomes a physical experiment with uncertain results. wet leased adj. Drunk on the strength of borrowed support, complete with crew, maintenance, and insurance. Faaiza went wet leased and descended the staircase with Loreene providing the complete operating service. wet looked adj. A drinker who presents a conspicuously drenched appearance, whether or not any water is involved. wet marketed adj. Drunk by the third round, and presenting every bodily movement as fresh produce at auction. wet massed adj. Drunk by closing time, and carrying the full contents of the evening with steadily increasing difficulty. wet meadowed (/wɛt ˈmɛdəʊd/) adj. Still drunk, and spread across the available ground with saturated, yielding determination. wet metered adj. Too drunk to measure anything without first passing it through water and losing the reading. wet nellied adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a soft communal problem, requiring careful portioning of attention. wet noodled adj. Sufficiently drunk to become freshly made, flexible, and incapable of retaining a straight line. wet nursed adj. Having drunk enough to require another person's patient care before attempting any further stairs. wet pailed adj. You are drunk and storing every discarded intention in a watery mental container. Glenda went wet pailed and put the house keys in a glass of water beside the stairs. wet pailinged adj. Of a drinker: managing the evening by soaking each soiled decision rather than disposing of it. wet paletted adj. Of a drinker who has kept every colour of the evening moist, mobile, and liable to run together. wet plated adj. Describing a drinker who must be handled while still sensitive, unstable, and liable to develop badly. wet played adj. A drinker who turns bad weather, poor footing, and the staircase into structured recreation. Jarez went wet played and made a game of reaching the landing without touching the walls. wet porched adj. A drinker so far gone that the nearest puddle becomes a sheltered entrance to another level. Djanae wet porched beside the puddle, attempting to descend through it.