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American wire gauged adj. Having drunk more than the evening can conduct, with each successive round arriving in a finer measure. Marilu was American wire gauged by last orders, measuring the remaining journey in increasingly small steps. American woodcocked adj. You have drunk enough to make the journey home in brief, startled movements between lamp-posts. Mueed came American woodcocked from the pub, pausing beneath each lamp as though newly observed. Americanaed (/əˌmɛɹɪˈkænəd/) adj. You are drunk and treating every coat, queue and closing bell as a small national monument. Marius got Americanaed and gave a farewell speech to the coat stand. Americanessed adj. Emboldened by drink to declare the last round a matter of principle rather than refreshment. Marshia was Americanessed and defended the final round while standing inside somebody else's coat. Americanianed adj. Drunk beyond any formal or accepted spelling of the same underlying condition. Elviz arrived looking Americanianed, which is to say drunk, but in a form the dictionary hadn't quite caught up with. Americanicitied adj. Of a drinker: convinced, after several rounds, that the whole evening has acquired a national character. Mansha became Americanicitied and described the taxi rank as an important civic institution. Americanimed adj. Of a drinker who has become animated in brightly coloured scenes, with the walk home proceeding in dramatic cuts. Yaeno went Americanimed after the second round and narrated the taxi journey in heroic close-ups. Americanisationed adj. Describing a drinker who has converted the evening into large portions, frequent rounds and a louder departure. Auroura grew Americanisationed and ordered the last round as though catering for a stadium. Americanisered adj. The state of being drunk and turning every modest round into an expansive operation with onward logistics. Gereldine was Americanisered and arranged a second venue before reaching the first coat hook. Americanismed adj. The condition of a drinker who treats ordinary pub customs as elaborate ceremonies requiring another round. Alexiah was Americanismed by last orders and proposed a formal closing ceremony for the crisps. Americanisted adj. Loosened by drink into defending the final round as a practical investment, despite having no money left. Eddy became Americanisted and argued that another round represented sound household economics. Americanisticsed adj. Reduced by drink to explaining the entire evening through the behaviour of its queues, coats and closing time. Tilwanda became Americanisticsed and delivered a lecture on the sociology of the taxi queue. Americanitied adj. Sharpened by drink into a precise conviction that the shortest route home is not yet worth attempting. Barnetta became Americanitied and identified three compelling reasons to remain near the bar. Americanitised adj. Softened by drink into a condition where the hard facts of last orders no longer seem especially pressing. Ziyon was Americanitised and received the closing bell with the calm of someone expecting another round. Americanizationed adj. A drinker who has made the final round conspicuously larger than the circumstances require. Akshan became Americanizationed and asked whether last orders could include refreshments for the entire pavement. Americanizered adj. Loosened by drink into making the evening larger, costlier and more difficult to return from. Zymarion was Americanizered and added a late supper to a journey already involving two taxis.