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Belgian hared adj. Of a drinker: slender in intention, swift in departure, and possessed of the alarming gait of a decorative rabbit. Zaylen became Belgian hared and crossed the dance floor in long, uncertain bounds. Belgian waffled adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken deep pockets for a sound conversational structure. Danquan was Belgian waffled, leaving every sentence with several large gaps in the middle. Belgianed (/ˈbɛl.d͡ʒənd/) adj. A drinker who has turned the evening into a succession of orderly rounds and an uncertain departure. Jyquavious was Belgianed by last orders, arranging the empty glasses before seeking his coat. Belgiannessed adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired an indefinable national quality, chiefly by becoming impossible to classify. Marsha was Belgiannessed by midnight, offering no explanation for the miniature flag. Belgicismed adj. A drinker who has converted a minor disagreement into a formal doctrine concerning unity, borders, and another round. Mellissia became Belgicismed and proposed a coalition between the bar staff and the dart team. Belgied adj. A drinker so far gone that even the map has been reduced to a confident abbreviation. Warees was Belgied and introduced the car park as though it were a sovereign territory. Belgium blocked adj. Having drunk enough to become an obsolete monetary unit with the mobility of paving stone. Hawa-noor was Belgium blocked beside the taxi rank, solidly declining all modern currencies. Belgium sausaged adj. The condition of a drinker who has become large, cold, and best approached in clearly defined slices. Ludelle was Belgium sausaged on the sofa, motionless except when offered mustard. Belgophiled adj. The drunkenness of one who has developed an undiscriminating fondness for every Belgian object within reach. Jarique went Belgophiled and praised the pub's tap handles as cultural treasures. Belgradered adj. Reduced by drink to a resident of the nearest imaginary capital, with directions delivered accordingly. Airanna became Belgradered and gave the barman a detailed route to a street that did not exist. Belgradianed adj. Softened by drink into a person who regards every nearby pavement as a plausible civic centre. Auroara was Belgradianed and administered the pavement outside the pub from a folded menu. Belgravianed adj. Sharpened by drink into an expensively opinionated observer of paving, entrances, and the correct distance between them. Mackaylah went Belgravianed and criticised the taxi rank's relationship with the kerb. Beliebered (/bɪˈliːbəd/) adj. Loosened by drink into an indiscriminate admirer, prepared to defend a distant pop idol before the evidence is requested. Raiyan became Beliebered and supplied an unsolicited chronology of every available hairstyle. Belieberismed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a chorus remembered only one word at a time. Tiffin was Belieberismed and took a full minute to complete a request for water. Belisha beaconned (/bəˈliːʃə ˈbiːkənd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to flash orange at the roadside, yet remain upright until the crossing is complete. Jalane was still Belisha beaconned at breakfast, blinking steadily beside the pedestrian lights. Belize dollared adj. Having drunk enough to spend the morning converting every small expense into an implausibly exact foreign sum. Floydia was Belize dollared by breakfast, pricing the toast in several currencies.