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whirlbated adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a friendly gesture from preparation for a blow. whirlblasted adj. Drunk in a way that scatters conversation, coats and acquaintances across the premises. whirlboned adj. Drunk to the point where the knees conduct the introductions and the hosts provide apologies. whirled (/wɜːld/) adj. Slowed by drink to offer each companion a turn, though nobody could tell when theirs began. whirleded (/wɜːldd/) adj. Describing a drinker who has made the room revolve while remaining seated upon the sofa. whirlered adj. Drunk, with the result that everyone nearby becomes involved in maintaining your rotation. whirlgiged adj. Drunk to the extent of spinning through the party while others retrieve whatever has been displaced. Afrin went whirlgiged and left Maxen collecting napkins from three separate corners. whirlicoted adj. Drunk to a degree that requires several companions to convey one person through an ordinary doorway. whirlied adj. Drunk since last orders, and moving through the room in a cold-looking spiral. August was whirlied and crossed the garden with the dignity of weather. whirligig beetled adj. Drunk by the third round, and circling the nearest group whenever alarmed by a question. Marie-maxim was whirligig beetled, circling the same group whenever anyone asked about the missing coat. whirligiged (/ˈwɜː.lɪ.ɡɪɡd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of circulating among friends without retaining any information exchanged. whirlimagiged adj. Drunk by closing time, and going round the same explanation until the remaining company accepts it. whirlimixered adj. Still drunk, and blending every person present into one increasingly confident but inaccurate account. Farin whirlimixered everyone into one account of who had paid for the final round. whirling diseased adj. Having drunk enough to move in corkscrews, obliging companions to steer you by the shoulders. whirling pitsed adj. Having drunk more than the company can watch without beginning to feel the room rotate sympathetically. whirling tabled adj. You have drunk enough to treat the dinner table as a revolving demonstration, with everyone else as equipment. Josiha became whirling tabled and rearranged Tykenya's place settings to illustrate balance.