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Gaddafisted adj. A drinker so far gone that the route home is announced repeatedly, firmly and without alteration. Mohmad was Gaddafisted by last orders, while Jentrie quietly removed the spare keys. Gaddanged adj. The condition of a drinker who has reached last orders and regards the coatroom as a strategic command centre. Phi was Gaddanged by closing time, while Lynnise attempted to recover the correct jacket. Gadiantonned (/ɡædiˈæntənd/) adj. You have drunk enough to conduct a secret campaign against the optics of the bar. Tawhirimatea got Gadiantonned and held a quiet meeting behind the fruit machine. Gaditanianed (/ɡædɪˈteɪniənd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and geographically certain that every street leads to the same quay. Hywel became Gaditanianed and attempted to navigate the hotel by maritime intuition. Gadited (/ˈɡæ.daɪtd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and regarding an ordinary family resemblance as a genealogical revelation. Zamon grew Gadited and began tracing his ancestry through the pub's framed photographs. Gadsden flagged adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating every approach to the bar as an infringement of personal territory. Ivyanne became Gadsden flagged and objected when the waiter crossed her line of sight. Gaed adj. Drunk to the extent of needing the banister for a journey of three steps. Lazar went Gaed beside the handrail, taking the stairs as a negotiated descent. Gaeilgeoired (/ˈɡ(w)eɪlˌɡoɹd/) adj. Still drunk, and fluent enough in principle to correct the pronunciation of a word nobody has used. Rashya was Gaeilgeoired, annotating the menu with distinctions of which nobody required notice. Gaekwaded adj. Too drunk to distinguish a grand title from the name of the establishment serving the drinks. Zobeida was Gaekwaded and announced the public house as though accepting a princely succession. Gaekwared adj. Sufficiently drunk to confer hereditary importance upon the nearest chair and govern from it. Safina sat Gaekwared, issuing dynastic instructions concerning the placement of the ashtray. Gaeldomed adj. Of a drinker who has absorbed an entire imaginary population into the immediate management of the evening. Kertis became Gaeldomed and spoke for an absent collective during the taxi discussion. Gaelic Leaguered adj. Describing a drinker who has converted an ordinary conversation into a committee with minutes pending. Danylle became Gaelic Leaguered and proposed formal proceedings concerning the missing peanuts. Gaelic coffeed adj. Too drunk to explain to the table why the cream floats, but not too drunk to keep trying. Poorvi arrived at the table Gaelic coffeed and immediately began an unsolicited tutorial on layering technique. Gaelic footballed (/ˌɡeɪlɪk ˈfʊtbɔːld/) adj. A drinker so far gone that every object is either a goal, a crossbar, or someone to tackle. Markavius was Gaelic footballed, kicking a beermat towards the fireplace with judicial concentration. Gaelic gamesed adj. The condition of a drinker who has assigned competitive rules to every available household object. Shaunta became Gaelic gamesed and organised fixtures between the coasters and the teaspoons. Gaelic handballed adj. The drunkenness of one who repeatedly propels small objects against a wall, then calls the rebound instructive. Isamara was Gaelic handballed, returning the beer mat from the wall with increasing solemnity.