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Aframericanned adj. Emboldened by drink to treat a hyphen as a political instrument and punctuation as evidence. Jamarreon became Aframericanned and defended the hyphen in the menu with scholarly determination. Afrasianed (/æfˈɹeɪʒənd/) adj. Drunk in a way that makes every regional boundary negotiable, particularly the one around the leftovers. Ssirley grew Afrasianed and redrew the map around the remaining curry. Africa timed adj. You have drunk enough to arrive late to each stair, including the one already under your foot. Keduse was Africa timed, pausing between steps long after the staircase had ceased moving. African Americanned adj. Drunk by closing time, and filing the evening away as a valuable historical artefact. Sammer was African Americanned and labelled the cloakroom ticket an important document. African Barkless Dogged adj. A drinker so far gone that every passing conversation is treated as an invitation to bark at strangers. Lakima spent the evening barking at people in the queue, thoroughly African Barkless Dogged. African Bush Dogged adj. Drunk by the third round, and quietly independent of every route suggested home. Laquanza got African Bush Dogged and slipped away whenever anyone mentioned a taxi. African Eved adj. The state of being drunk and convinced that everyone present is an ancestor requiring personal acknowledgement. Avis got African Eved and asked each guest whether they remembered the beginning of humanity. African Lion Dogged adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired a ridge of confidence and expects the room to respect it. Koriana arrived African Lion Dogged and regarded the queue as an obstacle to her authority. African Lion Hounded adj. The drunkenness of one who has pursued every conversation until its occupants seek refuge elsewhere. Tamarea went African Lion Hounded, following the same colleague from kitchen to garden. African Shorthaired adj. Reduced by drink to a person who sheds every social precaution before entering the room. Elenor grew African Shorthaired and abandoned tact before the starters arrived. African Timed adj. You are drunk and operating by a private clock, especially when attempting the stairs. Olubukola was African Timed, waiting patiently for the landing to become level. African Zionismed adj. Softened by drink into someone who recruits the entire gathering to a cause nobody had proposed. Nieya became African Zionismed and attempted to organise the party around a shared destination. African anteatered adj. Sharpened by drink into someone who inserts a long tongue into every private exchange. Keilynn was African anteatered and extracted gossip from conversations held three seats away. African baobabed adj. Loosened by drink into a broad, rooted presence around which the remaining guests must arrange themselves. Charlis became African baobabed, occupying the doorway while three people tried to leave. African barbeted adj. Drunk by closing time, and making a loud, repeated contribution from somewhere overhead. Harminder got African barbeted and called down unsolicited observations from the pub's staircase. African blacked adj. Emboldened by drink to make every private thought public, preferably before the pudding. Jashiya got African blacked and disclosed the contents of several conversations not meant for the room.