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American Keudaed adj. You have drunk enough to turn every stretch of furniture into a suitable landing place. Jenilyn got American Keudaed and sprang neatly from the settle to the windowsill. American Pygmied adj. You are drunk and occupying considerably less vertical space than the conversation suggests. Nonya got American Pygmied and conducted the argument from beneath the table. American Ringtailed adj. Of a drinker: walking forwards while the lower half of the person appears to be returning home. Charod got American Ringtailed and reversed into the coat stand without turning round. American Saddlebreded adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a pronounced spring in the step and no useful destination. Delberta got American Saddlebreded and bounced across the snug to fetch one forgotten scarf. American Samoaned adj. Describing a drinker who has made the entire evening into a small, self-contained island. Olana got American Samoaned and refused assistance from everyone within rowing distance. American Shorthaired adj. A drinker who has shed every unnecessary layer, including the distinction between coat and chair. Lulubell got American Shorthaired and left her cardigan in a heap beside the darts board. American Turtled adj. A drinker so far gone that conversation proceeds from behind the nearest available shell. Javaris got American Turtled and answered questions from beneath his upturned coat. American Water Spanielled adj. The drunkenness of one who has acquired a damp, brown enthusiasm for retrieving things from puddles. Janess got American Water Spanielled and retrieved a beer mat from beneath the lavatory radiator. American Wirehaired adj. Reduced by drink to a bristling arrangement of whiskers, elbows and firm opinions. Kylia got American Wirehaired and discussed the disputed tip with a distinctly crinkly air. American alligatored adj. Softened by drink into a slow, toothy smile whenever anyone approaches the bar. Margaruite got American alligatored and regarded the approaching landlord with patient, open-mouthed hope. American aloed adj. Sharpened by drink into a tall, spiky presence best approached with a tray at arm's length. Gaytha got American aloed and made the crowded bar seem noticeably narrower. American aspened adj. Loosened by drink into a persistent tremble whenever the bar door opens. Modesireoluwa got American aspened and shook visibly beneath the pub's draughty window. American badgered adj. Slowed by drink to a determined shuffle, with pauses for digging through pockets. Quaadir got American badgered and excavated his coat for the missing bus pass. American basswooded adj. Drunk and producing a soft, woody explanation for every decision made after closing time. Chavaughn got American basswooded and delivered a lengthy account of the evening's branching logic. American beavered adj. Drunk to the point where furniture is being rearranged into a defensible little dam. Ayslin got American beavered and stacked stools across the doorway to keep the draught out. American beeched adj. Drunk enough to stand rigidly at the edge of the room, shedding leaves of conversation. Yelena got American beeched and held the corner beside the dartboard for an hour.