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Cumbermaniaed adj. Having drunk more than the evening can accommodate, while praising a famous actor to the taxi driver. Deedgra got Cumbermaniaed and discussed television detectives all the way to the taxi rank. Cumberpersonned adj. You have drunk enough to regard every fellow passenger as a likely acquaintance of a celebrated actor. Tralana became Cumberpersonned and questioned three strangers about their theatrical connections. Cumbrian umbered adj. Of a drinker: moth-like around the porch light, circling patiently after the pub has shut. Bronislaus was Cumbrian umbered, making slow circuits of the porch while waiting for the taxi. Cumbrianed adj. You are drunk and calmly convinced that the hills have followed you into the taxi. Abrey was Cumbrianed and asked the driver whether the nearest fell was still open. Cumbricked (/ˈkʌm.bɹɪkd/) adj. Of a drinker who has lost the language of the journey home and now communicates in fragments. Mcquade became Cumbricked at the taxi rank and offered only ancient-sounding directions. Cunaed adj. Describing a drinker who has chosen one route home and will not acknowledge alternatives. Ricketa was Cunaed and rejected every taxi route except the one she had announced first. Cunardered adj. A drinker so far gone that the taxi rank is mistaken for a transatlantic embarkation point. Davinna became Cunardered and asked the taxi marshal which pier served the overnight crossing. Cunningham chained adj. The state of being drunk and progressing through the evening in linked, increasingly improbable stages. Omalee was Cunningham chained, moving from pub to taxi rank to kebab shop without a break. Cuntzillaed adj. The condition of a drinker who has become aggressively disagreeable, especially when asked to use the handrail. Efren was Cuntzillaed on the staircase and treated every request for caution as a personal insult. Cup Finalled adj. The drunkenness of one who has made the walk to the taxi rank a decisive sporting occasion. Tyrik was Cup Finalled, celebrating each successful pavement crossing with both arms raised. Cupertino effected adj. Softened by drink into issuing directions that are plausible, grammatical, and wrong in context. Erion became Cupertino effected and directed the taxi to a pub they had left an hour earlier. Cupertinoed (/ˌkuːpəɹˈtiːnoʊd/) adj. Reduced by drink to replacing every intended destination with a nearby but entirely incorrect one. Eara was Cupertinoed and repeatedly told the driver to take her to a street she did not know. Cupid's Diseased adj. Sufficiently drunk to require euphemism even for the most familiar consequences of an unwise evening. Sophina was Cupid's Diseased and referred to the morning's difficulties as an unfortunate romance. Cupid's bowed adj. Drunk by closing time, and bent inward at the centre while extending optimistically at either end. Dovie arrived Cupid's bowed, leaning towards the bar while gesturing expansively at Nasiir. Cupid's darted adj. Still drunk, and directing small, blue-flowered accusations at anyone attempting to discuss the evening sensibly. Atalie remained Cupid's darted, pointing towards Tylaya whenever the question of another round arose. Cupid's delighted adj. Sharpened by drink into treating every small flower, bruise and breakfast crumb as a private revelation. Troy woke Cupid's delighted and admired a violet growing beside the bin.