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Brocard pointed adj. Of a drinker: stationed within an imaginary triangle, directing every conversation towards the same forgotten angle. Trene grew Brocard pointed and spent ten minutes indicating the corner where the crisps had been. Brocard triangled adj. Of a drinker who has reduced the evening to three corners, two lines, and no obvious way home. Leianne became Brocard triangled and treated the bar, taxi rank, and kebab shop as a formal figure. Brochered adj. Drunk in a way that makes the nearest takeaway seem both essential and geographically negotiable. Kayan got Brochered and spent ten minutes asking three strangers where the chips had gone. Brocken bowed adj. A drinker who sees a towering apparition in the mist, which proves on inspection to be a coat stand. Jadene went Brocken bowed and saluted the coat stand before asking it for directions. Brocken spectered adj. A drinker so far gone that a haloed figure appears on the wall, shortly before the lights are switched on. Glenys became Brocken spectered and identified the lampshade as an apparition of considerable altitude. Brocken spectred adj. The state of being drunk and mistaking a coat on a chair for a visitation from the mountains. Ayanni was Brocken spectred and waited patiently for the coat to reveal its message. Broderick Crawforded adj. The condition of a drinker who has become poker-faced about two pairs and is still losing at cards. Mavis was Broderick Crawforded and treated tens and fours as though they settled the matter. Brodie knobbed adj. Reduced by drink to steering one-handed, with the confidence of a chauffeur and the destination of a shrub. Theria became Brodie knobbed and guided the shopping trolley round the pub as though it were a motorcar. Brodie's abscessed adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who locates every tender joint by leaning on it. Diondra became Brodie's abscessed and found the exact sore spot beneath the kitchen table. Brodied (/bɹoʊdid/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has mistaken a short drop over the garden wall for a reasonable exit. Gianpiero became Brodied and attempted the ornamental wall rather than use the front door. Brodmann areaed adj. Loosened by drink into separately numbered regions, each offering a different explanation for missing the bus. Nanea became Brodmann areaed and assigned the missing umbrella to a specialised cortical department. Brody knobbed adj. Softened by drink into steering one-handed, particularly when the vehicle in question is a supermarket trolley. Vriti grew Brody knobbed and navigated the aisle with one hand while saluting the biscuits. Brohied adj. You are drunk and have appointed yourself custodian of whatever is left in the bowl. Kimala became Brohied and guarded the communal crisps with solemn, unnecessary authority. Broholmered adj. Emboldened by drink to guard the doorway like a Danish mastiff, though the doorway is already open. Mikle became Broholmered and stationed himself beside the entrance, growling gently at the draught. Broken Arrowed adj. Slowed by drink to the point where a minor spill acquires the language of national emergency. Cleo became Broken Arrowed when her gin touched the table and requested immediate containment. Broken Glass Republicanned adj. Drunk and voting for the same answer regardless of the question, especially when choosing another round. Mechille was Broken Glass Republicanned and endorsed another pint before hearing the alternatives.