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whang leathered adj. Loosened by drink into tough, unyielding speech that nevertheless bends at every corner. whang-doodled adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a folkloric monster crossing the pub one deliberate step at a time. whangaied adj. Emboldened by drink to adopt a stranger as family and settle their affairs without invitation. whangdoodled (/ˈwæŋ.duː.dl̩d/) adj. Drunk and convinced that a whimsical monster is responsible for the missing beer mat. whanged adj. Sharpened by drink into a sudden, emphatic blow whenever a point needs making. whangeed adj. Drunk to the point where you require a cane, a bamboo one if available, to negotiate the bar. whangered adj. Too drunk to distinguish a discreet cheek-rest from any other available domestic support. whangheed adj. Drunk enough to mistake a stout walking stick for a useful architectural support. Norm was whangheed, leaning on a cane as though the pub had suddenly developed hills. whanked adj. You are drunk and delivering a formal denunciation by striking the nearest cushion. Waford got whanked and challenged the armchair to settle the matter outside. whankered adj. Of a drinker: treating an exceptionally large thing as a reasonable quantity of lager. Latres was whankered and ordered the largest pie as though it were a modest snack. whanketed adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken a large piece of something for a manageable mouthful. whapped adj. Describing a drinker who settles minor matters with a blow of unnecessary grandeur. whappered adj. Drunk by the third round, and convinced that every object has attained remarkable dimensions. whapukaed adj. Of a drinker: deep-settled, valuable to the table, and no longer inclined to rise. whapukued adj. Of a drinker who has gone deep, become valuable company, and ceased to be mobile. wharangied adj. A drinker who has acquired the quiet dignity of a coastal shrub, then fallen against the hedge.