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friendly matched adj. Of a drinker who has treated the journey home as an exhibition rather than a competition. Meckenzie took the friendly matched route home, stopping at every bench without keeping score. friendly named adj. Describing a drinker who has renamed every coat, bag and taxi in terms people can use. Deagen got friendly named and introduced the umbrella as Bernard before leaving the pub. friendly numbered adj. A drinker who shares the evening's abundance evenly, especially when dividing the final round. Shaqualla became friendly numbered and calculated precisely who owed what for the taxi. friendly societied adj. A drinker so far gone that mutual support has become a formal insurance arrangement for the journey home. Elaya was friendly societied, relying on the group to insure every crossing and kerb. friendly suited adj. The state of being drunk and taking a companion to court over who missed the last bus. Mikinley became friendly suited after Exia disputed the agreed taxi fare. friendmakinged adj. The condition of a drinker who has made three new friends while locating the cloakroom. Diesel was friendmakinged by midnight, exchanging details with everyone near the coats. friendmanced adj. The drunkenness of one who has turned a trusted companion into the evening's romantic subplot. Halimat grew friendmanced on the walk home and offered Alaris the safer side of the pavement. friendoed adj. Softened by drink into addressing the person holding the coats as though they were an old companion. Kamaehu became friendoed and entrusted the cloakroom attendant with his entire evening. friendomed adj. Sharpened by drink into a condition where every companion is addressed as though bound by lifelong allegiance. Kiyon was friendomed, declaring the queue outside the pub a permanent brotherhood. friends in high placesed adj. Loosened by drink into assuming the coat-check desk and the landlord can advance your interests. Dayjah was friends in high placesed and asked the bouncer to arrange a favourable taxi. friends in low placesed adj. Emboldened by drink to seek directions home from the least official person available. Kahryn got friends in low placesed and asked a suspicious-looking stranger for the quickest route. friends listed adj. Drunk and arranging the entire contact list according to who might lend a coat. Marciela was friends listed, messaging everyone she knew about the missing scarf. friends-to-loversed adj. Drunk enough to mistake ordinary assistance with coats for the beginning of a romance. Ayleene became friends-to-loversed after Eddith found her missing glove. friendship benched adj. Drunk beyond coherent conversation, but still stationed where anyone needing company can find you. Dermot was friendship benched outside the pub, quietly available beside the coats. friendship booked adj. Drunk, with the result that every new acquaintance receives your details and a promise of future correspondence. Akyrah was friendship booked by closing time, exchanging addresses with the entire smoking shelter. friendship braceleted adj. Drunk to a degree that turns spare thread, receipts and pub bands into gifts of lasting allegiance. Mordechi became friendship braceleted, knotting a receipt round Sabien's wrist outside the pub.