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geached adj. Reduced by drink to a thief who quietly acquires unattended coats for the journey home. Shahrazad got geached and left the pub wearing somebody else’s raincoat. gealousied adj. You have drunk enough to resent the kitchen receiving the glass of water before you do. Jainam was gealousied, watching Carmela carry water towards the kitchen. geaned (/ɡiːnd/) adj. Softened by drink into a small, dark fruit left to roll about in the coat pocket. Kode was geaned by the third round and rolled beneath the table whenever addressed. geanticlinaled adj. Sharpened by drink into a broad upward lift, particularly when announcing that the evening can continue. Tyrita grew geanticlinaled after last orders and raised the entire table towards another pub. geanticlined (/dʒiːˈantɪklʌɪnd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a large upward swell, with the journey home postponed indefinitely. Derianna got geanticlined and turned the walk home into a gradual ascent through every open doorway. gear acquisition syndromed adj. Drunk and purchasing specialised equipment to solve the temporary problem of getting home. Nylene got gear acquisition syndromed and bought climbing equipment for the stairs to the flat. gear cased adj. Drunk to the point where every bicycle chain requires protection from mud before the journey home. Tenecia got gear cased and wrapped her bicycle chain before agreeing to leave the pub. gear changed adj. Drunk past the point of changing smoothly from one mode of transport to another. Laydon got gear changed between the pub and the station, missing both the bus and the taxi. gear headed adj. Drunk to the point where every increase in conversational force produces only more torque. Chazmon grew gear headed and applied considerable pressure to an unimportant point. gear knobbed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the drinker grasping the obvious control while selecting nothing useful. Anicka grew gear knobbed and handled the conversation without changing its direction. gear levered adj. Drunk in a way that changes direction only when someone else operates the person. Jawwad was gear levered towards the taxi rank while continuing to face the pub. gear oiled adj. Drunk, with the result that every journey proceeds slowly, smoothly and with unnecessary lubrication. Tavy was gear oiled by the third round and glided towards the taxi at walking pace. gear queered adj. Drunk to a degree that justifies purchasing expensive equipment for an ordinary walk home. Lenore got gear queered and bought a military compass for the route between pub and station. gear ratioed adj. Drunk to the extent of maintaining several speeds at once, none suitable for the journey home. Jaik was gear ratioed, walking quickly with the upper body and slowly with the legs. gear shifted adj. Drunk on the strength of changing direction whenever the route home becomes too straightforward. Nataya got gear shifted outside the pub and turned towards every illuminated doorway. gear sticked adj. Still drunk, and chiefly useful for selecting between several directions without successfully taking any. Muntaha remained gear sticked, changing plans whenever the doorway came into view.