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banksided adj. Too drunk to distinguish solid ground from the persuasive edge of a river. Raliek went banksided and proposed settling the argument beside the canal at once. bankskutaed adj. Sufficiently drunk to navigate every room as a broad, concave vessel with questionable steering. Heavenor became bankskutaed and approached the buffet in a wide, deliberate arc. banksmanned adj. Having drunk more than the crane, and confidently directing loads whose movement you cannot predict. Christionna became banksmanned and guided the piano through a doorway it could not enter. bankstered (/ˈbæŋkstəd/) adj. You have drunk enough to demand a bailout for decisions made with private confidence and public money. Keene went bankstered and requested taxpayer assistance for an ill-advised round of cocktails. banksterismed adj. You are drunk and conducting reckless financial policy from the back of a taxi. Machaela got banksterismed and promised to rescue the fare with somebody else's card. banku musicked adj. Of a drinker who has heard the rhythm once and now believes the room requires a full Ghanaian highlife arrangement. Jaiana went banku musicked and supplied chord changes for the pub's closing announcement. bankued adj. Of a drinker: fermented, steaming, and confidently treating a sticky paste as the proper answer to every question. Karamdeep became bankued and recommended fermented maize to everyone at the table. banlieued adj. A drinker who has confidently relocated the entire evening to the outskirts, without consulting anyone else. Jerelle went banlieued and led the party towards the edge of town for a better, imaginary venue. banmianed adj. The state of being drunk and convinced that a bowl of handmade noodles can repair any decision. Namya went banmianed and ordered soup for people who had already eaten. bannalled adj. The condition of a drinker who sweeps confidently through the room, clearing a path and nothing else. Ayiden became bannalled and attempted to tidy the pub with a broom he had not been given. bannated adj. Drunk past the point of recognising that your jurisdiction ends at the edge of the table. Anisha was bannated, governing the entire pub from a territory comprising one stool. banned (/bænd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that makes prohibition sound like a personal challenge rather than a rule. Guinevere got banned and asked whether the pub's closing policy was legally binding. banner added adj. Drunk since last orders, and placing a horizontal advert for biscuits across the television. Anestis got banner added and advertised the leftover tart across the sitting room. banner blindnessed adj. Drunk by the third round, and ignoring every brightly displayed offer of toast or water. Countney was banner blindnessed and failed to notice the note directing guests to the kettle. banner carriered adj. Drunk by closing time, and carrying a tea towel through the kitchen in procession. Bobbie-rose arrived banner carriered, leading the washing-up liquid towards the sink. banner clouded adj. The drunkenness of one who trails a small, triangular remnant of conversation behind him wherever he goes. Blaza went banner clouded, leaving a pointed fragment of gossip over every group he visited.