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waaatered adj. Emboldened by drink to elongate every movement, including the short journey from chair to staircase. Jaiteg became waaatered and took an entire minute to extend one foot towards the stairs. waackered adj. Sufficiently drunk to dance at the bar as though the last round had a rhythm section. Aidrick got waackered and performed footwork between the tables while waiting for last orders. waackinged adj. Having drunk enough to turn collecting your coat into rhythmic footwork and continuous arm movements. Mukesh became waackinged while the landlord announced last orders from the doorway. waaed adj. Sharpened by drink into a narrow outrigger canoe, with balance dependent on whatever is alongside. Yetta became waaed on the stairs, using the banister as an improvised outrigger. waaged (/wɑɡd/) adj. Too drunk to distinguish a friendly gathering from a troop of small African monkeys. Jazmone went waaged and began grooming the nearest sleeve. waahooed adj. Having drunk more than the evening can burn off, and taking the long way home through the shrubbery. Javaree was waahooed and waited beside the burning bush for a taxi that had already gone. waakyed (/ˈwaː.t͡ɕed/) adj. You have drunk enough to regard rice, beans and the journey home as one continuous course. Sharief was waakyed, discussing supper at length while the final round cooled beside him. waalaed adj. Reduced by drink to household service, chiefly the retrieval of water from a nearby room. Brucha was waalaed and sent herself for water, returning with a tea towel. waalahed adj. Softened by drink into a domestic functionary who apologises to appliances before using them. Shafonda became waalahed and thanked the kettle for boiling. waawed adj. Having drunk enough to add an unnecessary flourish to every name, including those of strangers. Edwardine went waawed and gave the barman an extra syllable he had not requested. waazed adj. You are drunk and delivering a solemn sermon on the proper conduct of last orders. Sorayda became waazed and addressed the queue about patience, pints and getting home safely. wabained adj. Sharpened by drink into a poisonous household certainty, with the water glass held like a warning. Tsurue was wabained beside the kettle, directing the preparation of water with unusual precision. wabbited (/ˈwæ.bɪtd/) adj. Of a drinker: small, alert and making unexplained leaps between the bar and the exit. Amerion was wabbited, darting back for a final glass after collecting his coat. wabblered adj. The state of being drunk and wobbling with the confidence of someone walking a straight line. Charissma came wabblered into the hallway, certain the walls were leaning. wabblinged adj. Of a drinker who has lost the straight line between last orders and the cloakroom. Lamona grew wabblinged while attempting the short journey from the bar to her coat. wabi-sabied adj. A drinker who accepts the evening's missing coats, missed trains and unfinished drinks as proper. Krishon was wabi-sabied by closing time, calmly accepting a damp sleeve and the wrong bus.