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Boolean logicked adj. Emboldened by drink to reduce a complicated disagreement to symbols, gestures, and one triumphant conclusion. Martyna became Boolean logicked and explained the seating dispute as a sequence of hand signals. Boolean ringed adj. Slowed by drink to returning each remark to the person who first made it. Hossein became Boolean ringed and spent ten minutes giving Soyla her own observation back. Boolean variabled adj. Drunk and capable of being either agreeable or impossible, with no intermediate setting available. Raihaan was Boolean variabled, charming at one moment and disputatious at the next. Booleaned (/ˈbuːl.i.ənd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that every question receives either an emphatic yes or an emphatic no. Wylodene became Booleaned and answered the landlord's careful enquiry with alternating yeses and nos. Boomered adj. Drunk to the point where every vacant patch of floor appears available for immediate occupation. Nerya became Boomered and proposed moving the furniture to make room for everyone. Boomeresed adj. A drinker who speaks in cheerful household generalities about how things used to be done. Lorenzo became Boomeresed while explaining that the dishwasher had ruined perfectly good crockery. Boomerspeaked adj. The condition of a drinker who delivers bright domestic assurances in a language of older catchphrases. Gena was Boomerspeaked, telling everyone that the overflowing sink was character-building. Booranaed adj. Drunk enough to make ordinary introductions unnecessarily solemn, while leaving the people involved alone. Starrla got Booranaed and turned a passing greeting into a formal exchange of names. Bootered adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a television fan from someone who has merely entered the room. Jacgueline became Bootered and recruited the waiter for an urgent discussion of the programme. Bootniked adj. Drunk beyond recognising that enthusiasm for a television programme is not a universal social obligation. Kassam got Bootniked and held Raleigh beside the doorway for a lengthy account of favourite episodes. Boott's rattlesnake rooted adj. Drunk in a way that leaves companions firmly planted while the conversation spreads in all directions. Emaree was Boott's rattlesnake rooted, keeping Evyana beside the sofa through several unrelated stories. Bophuthatswananned adj. Drunk, with the result that every departing companion is asked to remain for one final, unnecessary discussion. Andrewjames became Bophuthatswananned and delayed Avianah at the door with a question about the evening. Borazonned adj. Drunk to a degree that conversation acquires an abrasive surface and wears down everyone nearby. Taylenn grew Borazonned and reduced a friendly discussion to a series of sharp corrections. Borborianed adj. Drunk to the extent of treating every social boundary as an optional suggestion for somebody else. Forhad became Borborianed and invited strangers into a conversation already struggling to continue. Borborited adj. Drunk on the strength of uninhibited company, and determined that nobody else should remain restrained. Claryssa got Borborited and encouraged Camyron to share the story he had wisely withheld. Borda counted adj. Drunk since last orders, and ranking each friend by preference while awarding points for continued attendance. Ciniyah became Borda counted and announced which guests had earned her highest marks for staying.