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Danish seined adj. Loosened by drink into casting a wide net for conversation, collecting whoever happens to wander near. Mikelia went Danish seined and drew three strangers into a discussion about buses. Danished (/ˈdeɪ.nɪʃd/) adj. You have drunk enough to become a single, dignified national presence at the bar. Kristianne got Danished and answered every question with impressive civic confidence. Danishmanned adj. Emboldened by drink to cross the pub with the confidence of an explorer, despite having lost the table. Doree became Danishmanned and set off bravely towards the toilets, compassless. Danishmended adj. Sufficiently drunk to claim dynastic authority over the crisps and then abdicate to the sofa. Kaislee became Danishmended and appointed the nearest cushion Minister of the Interior. Danishmendided adj. Having drunk enough to mistake the household for a dynasty and the hallway for a royal progress. Couture grew Danishmendided and processed solemnly towards the lavatory. Danishnessed adj. Having drunk more than propriety permits while acquiring no discernible national character beyond needing water. Litha was Danishnessed by midnight and negotiating gravely with a vending machine. Danismed adj. You have drunk enough to treat an ordinary borrowed word as a linguistic revelation, and repeat it to the barman. Flavia became Danismed and used one unfamiliar word to explain the entire evening. Danited (/ˈdæˌnaɪtd/) adj. You are drunk and claiming biblical ancestry whenever the bill arrives. Armistice went Danited and announced a complicated descent while finding his wallet. Danizationed adj. Of a drinker: gradually converting the entire evening to a northern European arrangement, beginning with the furniture. Sevynn became Danizationed and rearranged the chairs into a sombre little parliament. Danned (/dænd/) adj. Drunk enough to receive the coat, the taxi, and the final round with unwarranted honour. Adhya was Danned after last orders and accepted the bartender's coatroom directions solemnly. Dannert wired adj. Of a drinker who has become difficult to approach, with every attempt at assistance meeting an additional complication. Kobie was Dannert wired and required careful negotiation before leaving the booth. Danophiled adj. Describing a drinker who has developed a profound attachment to Denmark and a less profound attachment to balance. Keambria grew Danophiled and praised Denmark while leaning against the fruit machine. Danophoned adj. A drinker who has begun speaking a language nobody recognises, including the person speaking it. Zuleyka was Danophoned by eleven and translated the crisps into something ceremonial. Danskered adj. A drinker so far gone that an obsolete national designation seems the most economical explanation. Keiveon was Danskered and identified himself to the bouncer with great antiquarian confidence. Danteismed adj. The state of being drunk and arranging the journey home as an epic descent through increasingly ordinary circles. Louis-antoine was Danteismed and described the staircase as an infernal passage. Danteisted adj. The drunkenness of one who has identified several literary layers in the evening and cannot locate the door. Zhyier grew Danteisted and lectured the cloakroom on allegorical structure.