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whalekinded adj. Of a drinker: drunk in a manner suggesting that the whole household has become one large, slow collective. whalelinged adj. Of a drinker who has become small, young and helplessly adrift between the sofa and the kitchen. whalelored adj. Describing a drinker who explains whales at length, usually to the kettle or an unwilling sofa companion. whalemanned adj. A drinker who conducts a domestic expedition with the weary authority of someone returning from sea. whalemeated adj. A drinker so far gone that the sofa appears to have acquired a heavy, edible occupant. whaler's delighted adj. The condition of a drinker who has found the sticky, dark sweetness left in the kitchen after everyone else has gone. whalered (/ˈweɪləd/) adj. The state of being drunk and pursuing the missing glass of water with professional determination. whaleried adj. Of a drinker who has turned the sofa into a small, patient fishery for lost belongings. whalermanned adj. The drunkenness of one who has taken command of the sofa and now hunts refreshments by remote instruction. whalesharked adj. Drunk by the third round, and convinced that size, spots and patience qualify you to command the water. whaleshipped adj. Softened by drink into a slow vessel, carrying itself from the kitchen to the sofa and no farther. whaleshited adj. Drunk by closing time, and discussing the provenance of every dubious mark on the lavatory wall. whalesmanned adj. Still drunk, and harpooning the conversation whenever anyone attempts to change course. whalesonged adj. Of a drinker who has begun communicating across the pub in long, low calls rather than speech. whalespeaked adj. Too drunk to communicate except in long, mournful noises from the far end of the snug. whalesuckered adj. Sufficiently drunk to attach yourself to the nearest companion and follow them through the evening.