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Britishmanned adj. The state of being drunk and occupying the sofa with a blanket, a remote and no immediate naval ambitions. Georgenna became Britishmanned and refused to leave the sofa before breakfast. Britishnessed (/ˈbɹɪt.ɪʃ.nəsd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has reduced the household to tea, toast and quiet possession of the sofa. Kaben was Britishnessed, arranging the water glass beside the remote. Britishried adj. The drunkenness of one who has turned the kitchen into a small empire of toast and boiled water. Aalyha was Britishried, ruling the kitchen from a chair beside the kettle. Britlished adj. Reduced by drink to clipped kitchen remarks, repeated requests for water and one final biscuit. Cherryl was Britlished, saying the kettle was fine and the sofa was better. Britlited adj. Sufficiently drunk to turn the morning's missing details into a respectable passage of national literature. Joesiah woke Britlited and described the empty glass as a symbol of decline. Britney Spearsed adj. Drunk by closing time, and smiling with the fragile innocence of someone who has just ordered another round. Melessa got Britney Spearsed and treated the barmaid's refusal as a personal misunderstanding. Britneyed (/ˈbɹɪtnid/) adj. Softened by drink into a warm, unsteady presence on the sofa, with a beer still within reach. Maho was Britneyed and sank gently into the cushions beside the empty glass. Britocentrismed adj. Still drunk, and measuring the whole pub by whether its customs would pass muster at home. Vergean was Britocentrismed, objecting to the foreign crisps as insufficiently sensible. Britonessed (/ˈbɹɪtənɛsd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard the pub's quieter corners as a small but complete realm. Gabriala was Britonessed, presiding over the snug with a half-full glass and great dignity. Britonned (/ˈbɹɪt.ənd/) adj. Too drunk to distinguish the bar's last orders from a historical boundary requiring defence. Ivett was Britonned and guarded the last pork pie as though it marked an ancient frontier. Britophiled adj. Having drunk enough to admire every British institution, including the queue for the lavatory. Tonee was Britophiled and praised the pub carpet as a triumph of national character. Britpopped adj. You have drunk enough to provide your own soundtrack, preferably with a chorus everyone remembers. Selphie was Britpopped by ten, supplying the room with choruses from a vanished decade. Britpoppered adj. You are drunk and performing a catchy refrain as though the bar were a modest festival stage. Donnald was Britpoppered, gripping the microphone stand although nobody had offered him one. Britrocked adj. Of a drinker: loud enough for the back of the pub, with a chorus built in. Yoneko was Britrocked and made the pool table serve as an impromptu drum kit. Britscepticked adj. Of a drinker who has spent the round identifying administrative consequences no one else can see. Moishy was Britscepticked, explaining the customs implications of bringing chips home. Britspeaked adj. Describing a drinker who has become fluent in pub English but unreliable in every other register. Mikaili was Britspeaked, calling everyone mate while forgetting who had bought the round.