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Espanyoled adj. Emboldened by drink to treat the taxi queue as a sporting fixture requiring vocal support. Kayci was Espanyoled after last orders, rallying the taxi queue as though extra time had begun. Esparantoed adj. Drunk beyond spelling the evening correctly, including the name of the person who has called the taxi. Betzayra was Esparantoed by closing time and wrote the taxi address incorrectly three times. Espelette peppered adj. Slowed by drink to a gentle burn, requiring several minutes and assistance to locate the right coat. Alessondra was Espelette peppered by closing time, moving carefully between the bar and cloakroom. Esperantidoed (/ˌɛspəɹɑnˈtiːdəʊd/) adj. Drunk and speaking a private successor-language in which last orders mean something else entirely. Shanna was Esperantidoed by the final round, translating a request for a taxi into fresh grammar. Esperantismed (/ɛspəˈɹæntɪzmd/) adj. Drunk to the point where every coat, queue and taxi is assigned an international principle. Vanteen became Esperantismed after last orders and proposed universal rules for sharing taxis. Esperantisted adj. Drunk enough to address the taxi driver in an auxiliary language and expect a fluent reply. Elijahwon got Esperantisted after closing time and gave the driver directions in careful Esperanto. Esperantizationed adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary conversation, converting every request for a taxi into international terminology. Corday was Esperantizationed by last orders and rendered the journey home linguistically elaborate. Esperantologied adj. Drunk, with the result that the journey home becomes a formal investigation into one small language. Tevaughn was Esperantologied by closing time and examined the taxi driver's phrasing at length. Esperantologisted adj. Drunk in a way that makes the taxi queue an academic subject and every delay significant evidence. Leeanna was Esperantologisted after the final round, analysing the queue before choosing a taxi. Esperantophoned adj. Drunk to a degree that makes an ordinary request for the last train sound like a speech to an international congress. Temeshia became Esperantophoned after the third round and addressed the station staff in Esperanto. Espoonianed adj. Drunk to the extent of treating the route home as a municipal matter requiring local expertise. Khylen was Espoonianed by closing time and sought official guidance for a six-minute walk. Esquimaued adj. Loosened by drink into an unsteady succession of sideways approaches. Rovon became Esquimaued and entered the lift facing the corner. Esquimoed adj. Emboldened by drink to attempt the stairs without consulting either foot. Morise went Esquimoed and challenged the staircase to keep up. Essaismed adj. Drunk on the strength of a private doctrine that another round is both necessary and nearly over. Jaydyn was Essaismed after last orders, defending one final drink as a matter of principle. Essed adj. Sufficiently drunk to turn every ordinary sibilant into a prolonged matter for the company to endure. Deobrah became Essed and drew out every initial sound while the table quietly finished dessert. Esselened adj. Drunk since last orders, and quietly separated from the group by the practical demands of getting home. Emmaree was Esselened by the time the taxi arrived, standing apart with an unclaimed coat.