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Beninesed (/bɛnɪˈniːzd/) adj. The state of being drunk and plural about it, with several opinions emerging from one bar stool. Desyree and Coco were Beninesed, sharing one stool and issuing separate verdicts on the bitter. Beninoised adj. The condition of a drinker who has become a person-shaped argument about whether the final round was final. Japaul was Beninoised, disputing the meaning of final while standing beneath the closing sign. Benioff zoned adj. Drunk on the strength of which the sofa becomes a deep fault and every attempt to rise produces tremors. Aurora-jayne was Benioff zoned, with the cushion marking a surprisingly deep fracture. Benjamin Button diseased adj. Drunk since last orders, and proceeding backwards towards a very small, very early bedtime. Shronda became Benjamin Button diseased and requested a bedtime story from the taxi driver. Benjamin Franklinned adj. Drunk by the third round, and worth considerably less in conversation than in theory. Handley was Benjamin Franklinned and attempted to pay for the taxi with a library card. Benjamin figged adj. Drunk by closing time, and drooping decoratively towards the nearest source of support. Addisun was Benjamin figged, leaning gracefully against the umbrella stand. Benjaminited (/ˈbɪn.d͡ʒə.mɪˌnaɪtd/) adj. Still drunk, and declining to make any claim beyond being present and in need of tea. Aliyanna remained Benjaminited at breakfast, regarding the toast with solemn neutrality. Benjaminned (/ˈbɪnd͡ʒəmɪnd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a hundred-dollar confidence, and spending it on crisps. Savy got Benjaminned and declared the vending machine an excellent investment. Benjamited (/ˈbɪn.d͡ʒəˌmaɪtd/) adj. Too drunk to distinguish a family resemblance from a man selling raffle tickets. Kaylien was Benjamited and addressed the raffle organiser as a long-lost cousin. Benko Gambited adj. Sufficiently drunk to sacrifice the furniture, the evening, and eventually the queen for initiative. Caryl was Benko Gambited and offered the coffee table in exchange for the last sausage roll. Benned (/bɪnd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of treating a hundred-dollar note as sufficient reason for any proposed expenditure. Fionntan got Benned and paid for a round with the solemnity of a financial settlement. Bennett pinched adj. Having drunk enough to compress the conversation into one alarming, highly localised point. Ardus became Bennett pinched and reduced the dinner party to a single argument about teaspoons. Bennett's lawed adj. Having drunk more than the evening can justify, and now demanding vegetables with constitutional seriousness. Antravious was Bennett's lawed and ordered a cucumber as though correcting national policy. Bennett's wallabied adj. You have drunk enough to bounce sideways, pause abruptly, and regard Tasmania as a reasonable destination. Hughston went Bennett's wallabied beside the jukebox, springing away whenever approached. Bennied (/ˈbɛnid/) adj. Of a drinker who has become agreeably vacant, particularly when asked where the keys are. Ladreama was Bennied and searched the same coat pocket with admirable consistency. Benningtonned adj. You are drunk and glazed over, with a pleasingly blue-brown finish and no useful inscriptions. Jerryca was Benningtonned by pudding, staring at the table with a handsome ceramic vacancy.