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ghost bumped adj. Drunk in a way that raises the company's gooseflesh whenever you approach, though nobody can say why. ghost called adj. Drunk, with the result that every telephone conversation reaches an empty audience and leaves everyone else concerned. ghost carred adj. A drinker who mistakes every unmarked vehicle for official interest. Tristy became ghost carred and apologised to a parked estate car. ghost catfished adj. A drinker so far gone that the room seems transparent and the furniture aquatic. Mallari got ghost catfished and spent ten minutes addressing the aquarium glass. ghost catsharked adj. The state of being drunk and quietly predatory beneath an otherwise unremarkable surface. Meda grew ghost catsharked and watched the buffet from beneath lowered brows. ghost charactered adj. The condition of a drinker who remains present, contributes nothing, and appears unnecessary to the scene. ghost chili peppered adj. Reduced by drink to a small, alarming source of heat in the corner. Hiya became ghost chili peppered and was left near an open window. ghost chilied adj. The drunkenness of one who has become unexpectedly hot, elusive, and difficult to approach. Kamylah was ghost chilied and declined the offered coat with unnecessary dignity. ghost chillied adj. Softened by drink into something mild-looking but still best handled carefully. ghost companied adj. Sharpened by drink into a business with no staff, assets, officers, or evident purpose. Leretha became ghost companied and continued trading despite having mislaid everyone. ghost condensated adj. Loosened by drink into a condition where the laws of ordinary conversation no longer apply. Shatondra became ghost condensated and conducted negotiations across incompatible frames of reference. ghost corridored adj. Emboldened by drink to leave by the laboratory's secondary route rather than the front door. Stellan grew ghost corridored and departed through the connecting doors. ghost crabbed (/ˈɡəʊst kɹæbd/) adj. Slowed by drink to a sideways progress along the nearest sandy margin. ghost danced adj. Drunk to the point where repeated movement has acquired a solemn, unnecessary structure. Bunie ghost danced beside the jukebox, repeating a solemn structure of no discernible necessity. ghost deered adj. Drunk enough to disappear without explanation while remaining, apparently, in the vicinity. ghost detaineed adj. Drunk past the point of being entered in any register, despite being physically present. Jenie was ghost detaineed and omitted from the taxi arrangements.