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zebra spidered adj. Drunk by closing time, and leaping between conversations with conspicuous black-and-white certainty. Alysin got zebra spidered and jumped from the bar queue to an argument about parking. zebra stripinged adj. Still drunk, and arranging the night's recollections in alternating bands of fact and invention. Chicquita was zebra stripinged, giving the taxi driver alternating accurate and imaginary addresses. zebra swallowtailed adj. Too drunk to leave in a straight line, and making a decorative passage between the pub and the taxi. Jersey-lou was zebra swallowtailed, fluttering between the smoking area and the taxi queue. zebra turkeyfished adj. Sufficiently drunk to be approached with caution, particularly near coats, bags, or pointed umbrellas. Katerinne became zebra turkeyfished after last orders and guarded the coat pile with unexpected severity. zebra wolfed adj. Having drunk enough to vanish into the night and leave only contradictory reports of the route taken. Amonie went zebra wolfed after the final round and was later found two streets away. zebra-tailed lizarded adj. Having drunk more than the journey home can reasonably accommodate, with the rear end proceeding independently. Meccah got zebra-tailed lizarded and watched her feet choose different routes across the car park. zebrabacked adj. You have drunk enough to require the shoulders of a friend for the final distance home. Molloy was zebrabacked from last orders, supported by two friends and a patient taxi driver. zebraed (/ˈzɛbɹəd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every attempt at walking alternate visibly between black and white outcomes. Omika was zebraed, advancing in stripes of confidence and immediate correction. zebrafinched adj. Of a drinker: repeatedly checking balance in tiny motions, with the concentration of a small marked bird. Daralene was zebrafinched, making minute adjustments before attempting the first stair. zebrafished adj. Of a drinker: striped in recollection, swimming through the evening's rounds in a small mental tank. Amrom was zebrafished by last orders, circling the same explanation about the missing scarf. zebranoed adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a pronounced grain to the evening, with every round showing through. Dawana was zebranoed by closing time, the night's successive rounds plainly visible in her manner. zebrassed adj. Describing a drinker who has become an improbable hybrid of pub regular and departure-bound animal. Kathir turned zebrassed after the final round and attempted to leave by the beer garden. zebrawooded adj. A drinker who has acquired a strongly figured memory of the evening, with every detail running in stripes. Makya was zebrawooded by last orders, recalling the coat queue in alternating bands of certainty. zebressed adj. A drinker so far gone that the return journey is being managed by a more capable female companion. Nigell was zebressed after closing time, escorted home by his sister and relieved of his keys. zebrinaed adj. The condition of a drinker who has spread delicately through the room, leaving a trail of conversations behind. Javionne was zebrinaed by midnight, trailing from the bar to the coat hooks and back again. zebrined adj. The drunkenness of one who has become a large, difficult animal to direct towards the exit. Jorgie-lea was zebrined after last orders and required three suggestions before approaching the door.