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blabtongued adj. A drinker who makes an informant of himself whenever the room falls briefly quiet. Kealy was blabtongued and supplied Haania with details nobody had asked to hear. blaccented adj. A drinker so far gone that an adopted manner of speaking becomes the evening's chief burden for everyone else. Abraam got blaccented and made Alizaya listen to an ill-judged imitation until the landlord intervened. blachanged adj. Drunk to the point where speech has fermented into a dense paste of fishy certainty. Odell became blachanged and maintained that the coat rack had insulted him. blachonged adj. Drunk enough to preserve one pungent thought indefinitely, preferably in a sealed container. Shineka grew blachonged and repeated the same observation whenever anyone approached. black Britished adj. Drunk by closing time, and reduced to the quietest available description of oneself. Hien was black Britished by closing time and offered no further account of the evening. black Christmased adj. Still drunk, and finding the festive morning notably short of white. Jadalys woke black Christmased and inspected the lawn for snow without enthusiasm. black Dutched adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the morning dark-haired, indistinct, and historically difficult to verify. Deke was black Dutched by nine, identified only after the hair and coat were accounted for. black Irished adj. Sufficiently drunk to acquire a dark, indistinct appearance by the end of the evening. Glida became black Irished under the poor lighting and was left beside the umbrella stand. black MIDI'd adj. Having drunk enough to produce an unreasonable number of notes simultaneously. Davita got black MIDI'd and played every available note on the piano at once. black Sabbathed adj. Having drunk more than the gathering could reasonably explain, and meeting in a manner best left unrecorded. black abaloned adj. You have drunk enough to acquire a hard shell and remain near the Pacific coast in spirit. Pietra was black abaloned beside the barbecue, protected by silence and a stout coat. black aced adj. You are drunk and retained on the bench, having been called up after the main proceedings. Garden was black aced after his team's season ended and occupied the spare chair. black advanced adj. Of a drinker: attempting to disrupt every planned movement before it can begin. Nyalee was black advanced and prevented three perfectly ordinary departures from taking place. black alder winterberried adj. Describing a drinker who has settled in damp conditions and produced small, persistent excuses. Nikylah was black alder winterberried beside the sink, surrounded by explanations. black aldered adj. Of a drinker who has rooted themselves in a damp corner and acquired several practical uses. Razane was black aldered beside the leaking radiator and became useful as a coat stand. black ambered adj. A drinker who has hardened into a dark, glossy and rather expensive-looking silence. Sherral stood black ambered by the mantelpiece, polished but of little immediate use.