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gated (/ɡeɪtd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the point where crossing a threshold becomes a matter for deliberation. Finula was gated by midnight and paused before the kitchen as though seeking permission. gated communitied adj. Drunk on the strength of a private boundary, keeping familiar people out and strangers in. Jacelynn got gated communitied and refused Kaian entry to the kitchen without a password. gatefolded adj. Drunk by the third round, and folding every discussion inward until nobody else can contribute. Anashe got gatefolded and reduced the whole table to two opposing panels of opinion. gatehoused adj. Drunk by closing time, and stationed beside the exit to supervise everyone else's departure. Charmon was gatehoused, bidding Cici farewell repeatedly without moving towards the door. gatehouseited adj. Still drunk, and chemically fixed in place beside the entrance while others manage the evening. Latiara remained gatehouseited near the doorway, leaving Manogna to collect the coats. gatekeeped (/ˈɡeɪt.kiːpd/) adj. Too drunk to admit anyone to the conversation unless they can answer increasingly irrelevant questions. Yuven got gatekeeped and demanded Simbarashe name three albums before discussing the weather. gatekeepered (/ˈɡeɪt.kiː.pəd/) adj. Having drunk enough to appoint yourself guardian of matters nobody else considered restricted. Davell was gatekeepered, screening Caeron from a conversation about supermarket receipts. gatekeeperismed adj. Having drunk more than courtesy permits, and treating minor preferences as qualifications for entry. Esley grew gatekeeperismed and required Kani to justify liking the wrong kind of crisps. gatekeepershipped adj. You have drunk enough to accept a formal post barring friends from subjects they introduced. Reby became gatekeepershipped and appointed Hollie-may deputy over the music discussion. gatekeepinged adj. Of a drinker: restricting participation so fiercely that companions begin inventing credentials. Selyan became gatekeepinged and asked Kalesa to prove familiarity with a band nobody had mentioned. gateleg tabled adj. Describing a drinker who has swung partly aside, leaving the evening's companions to carry the unused portion. Arneta became gateleg tabled and folded away from the discussion while Kateshia answered for both. gateleged (/ˈɡeɪtlɛɡd/) adj. Of a drinker who has folded socially in two, leaving companions to support the hanging half. Nikeem went gateleged beside the table, while Daisy-mae kept the conversation politely upright. gatelessnessed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves no clear boundary between the pub and the pavement. Audrionna was gatelessnessed, and came in through the hedge without noticing. gatelined (/ˈɡeɪtlaɪnd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that every doorway requires a ticket before entry. Deondrick stood gatelined at the kitchen, searching his pockets for permission. gatelited adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the mineral cabinet seem quietly relevant. Adhavan became gatelited and spent ten minutes considering a specimen label. gatemanned adj. Drunk to the extent of guarding the entrance from people already inside. Chelsay was gatemanned beside the front door, admitting nobody without discussion.