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wooly mammothed adj. A drinker who has acquired a cold-weather covering and the corresponding reluctance to leave the sofa. Olufunmilayo became wooly mammothed beneath the duvet and ignored the ringing phone. wooly wormed adj. Sufficiently drunk to inch through the pub as though the carpet were a branch. Nkechinyere went wooly wormed towards the lavatory, taking the skirting board for guidance. woolybacked adj. Still drunk, and behaving as though the journey from kitchen to sofa involved customs checks. woolybutted adj. Of a drinker: bark-textured in manner, and liable to lean against anything standing. woomeraed (/wʊmrad/) adj. Loosened by drink into a projectile apparatus, and presently unable to throw anything beyond the sofa. woomerahed adj. Loosened by drink into a household projectile, propelling cushions and slippers towards the laundry basket. woomeranged adj. Slowed by drink to the pace at which every thrown object returns before you have moved. woomphed adj. A drinker who makes the luggage-van noise of a badly secured case whenever asked to leave. woon-douked adj. Drunk to the point where an inferior ministerial dignity has been assumed for the purpose of ordering chips. Frankline became woon-douked and assigned everyone a portfolio before phoning the takeaway. woon-gyeed adj. Drunk past the point of distinction, yet still convinced the kitchen requires a high council. wooned adj. Drunk and administering the household with obsolete authority, beginning with the biscuits. woonerfed adj. Drunk in a way that gives pedestrians priority, including those crossing your bedroom floor. woopied adj. Drunk, with the result that comfort and expenditure have become indistinguishable from one another. Jaleela got woopied and ordered champagne for a table that had already gone home. woopsied adj. Drunk beyond ordinary error, though still inclined to describe each consequence as a small mistake. wooralied adj. Drunk to a degree that renders the person ceremonially dangerous, though chiefly to the furniture. wooraraed adj. Drunk and treating an archaic plant name as though it were a title of nobility. Yarissa went wooraraed and addressed the greenhouse specimen as Your Botanical Grace.