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Eskimo brothersed adj. Slowed by drink to the point where every shared history requires a diagram. Andraea found Elarna Eskimo brothersed, drawing connections between unrelated guests. Eskimo curlewed adj. Drunk and repeatedly bending round obstacles that are not in the way. Janyse was Eskimo curlewed, curving round the empty space beside the sofa. Eskimo ice creamed adj. Drunk to the point where standing upright has become a cold, melting process. Matthen became Eskimo ice creamed beside the freezer and gradually sank onto the floor. Eskimo kissed adj. Drunk enough to greet people by touching noses, whether introduced or not. Quillian got Eskimo kissed and welcomed the doorman with an affectionate headbutt. Eskimo pied adj. Drunk past the point of remaining upright, with a hard outer surface and soft intentions. Ekjot became Eskimo pied on the landing and slid neatly against the wall. Eskimo potatoed adj. Drunk beyond the point where a buried sense of direction can be recovered. Aribah went Eskimo potatoed and searched the flowerbed for the front door. Eskimo rolled adj. Drunk in a way that turns every attempt to recover balance into a complete sideways circuit. Daicy became Eskimo rolled on the landing and returned facing the opposite direction. Eskimo sistersed adj. Drunk, with the result that every woman present is treated as a familiar relation. Caleab was Eskimo sistersed and greeted strangers as though family reunions were routine. Eskimoaned adj. A drinker so far gone that every coat is regarded as adequate equipment for the journey home. Latavion became Eskimoaned after the final round and selected a stranger's coat for the walk home. Eskimoed (/ˈɛs.kɪ.məʊd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into sudden, unhelpful precision about minor details. Linnetta got Eskimoed and corrected the angle of every picture in the hallway. Eskimoided adj. The state of being drunk and dressed for conditions considerably colder than those outside the pub. Anjelyna was Eskimoided by closing time, wearing three coats for a mild evening. Eskimologied adj. Reduced by drink to a study of coats, scarves and the various routes by which they leave. Risako was Eskimologied by closing time, researching the cloakroom instead of ordering a taxi. Eskimologisted adj. The condition of a drinker who has turned the coat check into a field of sustained academic enquiry. Hosna got Eskimologisted and spent twenty minutes classifying the coats before attempting the taxi rank. Eskimonessed adj. Softened by drink into a person who finds the coat pile a sufficiently welcoming place to settle. Tramain was Eskimonessed after last orders and made himself comfortable beneath three borrowed coats. Esopus Spitzenburged adj. Loosened by drink into a crisp, red-faced negotiator of the final round and its consequences. Lyniyah was Esopus Spitzenburged by closing time, bargaining cheerfully for one last drink. Esopused adj. Sharpened by drink into a person with firm views on who has taken which coat. Yanichel became Esopused after the third round and challenged the entire cloakroom queue.