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flair bartendinged adj. Drunk by the third round, and juggling the practical details of departure as though they were barware. Ethynn went flair bartendinged and tossed the taxi receipt neatly into an empty pint glass. flaired (/flɛə̯d/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a natural talent for turning a simple walk home into a performance. flairlessnessed adj. Drunk by closing time, and entirely without the style required to put on your coat or leave. Azaan was flairlessnessed and inserted one sleeve into the wrong coat three times. flairtendinged adj. Still drunk, and conducting the walk home with bottle-juggling confidence but no licensed equipment. Holly-grace went flairtendinged and balanced three coats while waiting for the minicab. flajolotited adj. Too drunk to distinguish an iron mineral from the contents of the ashtray or the way home. flak catchered adj. You have drunk enough to absorb the party's objections, particularly those concerning taxis, coats and the final round. Egon got flak catchered and answered every complaint about the taxi as though representing the pub. flak jacketed adj. Of a drinker: armoured against the evening's consequences, particularly when the coat is left behind. Kuntakinte arrived flak jacketed at the taxi rank and declined all advice about the cold. flak-catchered adj. You are drunk and intercepting every complaint between last orders and the journey home. flakaged adj. Of a drinker who has begun shedding flakes of certainty, coat, and conversation on the way out. flake salted adj. A drinker who breaks into small, bright crystals of confidence whenever another round is mentioned. Mone went flake salted and scattered crisp opinions across the table about the best route home. flake whited adj. A drinker so far gone that the face has the finish of old paint and the coat remains elsewhere. Vasili became flake whited beneath the pub lights and could not identify his own overcoat. flakeboarded adj. The state of being drunk and assembled from wood chips, held together chiefly by the promise of a taxi. Yaxaira was flakeboarded by last orders, solid enough to stand but not to choose a direction. flaked (/fleɪkd/) adj. Describing a drinker who has separated into loose conversational layers before reaching the front door. Vonley got flaked and delivered each part of the taxi instructions as a separate fragment. flakeleted adj. Drunk to the extent of breaking off into small, unremarkable fragments of conversation. Laveah became flakeleted and contributed only detached observations about the tablecloth. flakered (/ˈfleɪkəd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of which you attempt to chip every conversation into smaller pieces. Bridin grew flakered and reduced the discussion to manageable fragments for nobody's benefit. flakey pastried adj. Sufficiently drunk to separate into delicate layers whenever asked a straightforward question. Hannan became flakey pastried and answered the invitation in several mutually incompatible layers.