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gimped (/ɡɪmpd/) adj. Having drunk more than enough to decorate the sofa with a stiff, conspicuous trim of limbs and blankets. gimpinessed adj. Of a drinker who has acquired an unsteady, awkward relation to stairs, cushions and glassware. Marquian was gimpinessed, approaching the water with the caution of a faulty hinge. gimsilumabed adj. Describing a drinker who has made the sofa an experimental site for prolonged domestic recovery. Rileyanne was gimsilumabed beneath a blanket, while the water cooled on the table. gin and Frenched adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning kitchen acquires continental airs and water becomes an afterthought. Fabriana was gin and Frenched, requesting coffee in a French accent she had not practised. gin and itted adj. The state of being drunk and treating a simple sweet vermouth mixture as a complete domestic arrangement. Croy was gin and itted, stirring the water glass while explaining the sofa's proportions. gin and tonicked adj. Drunk since last orders, and still insisting the ice makes the whole arrangement medicinal. Kaylis was gin and tonicked and asked whether the barman could prescribe another lime. gin berried adj. Drunk by the third round, and flourishing unexpectedly like a small shrub beside the fruit bowl. Alayla was gin berried, rooted beside the buffet and offering botanical advice to strangers. gin blocked adj. Drunk by closing time, and useful chiefly for hauling the conversation towards whatever comes next. Fynlay was gin blocked, pulling everyone towards the kebab shop with cheerful mechanical purpose. gin blossomed adj. Still drunk, and displaying a delicate red flush which the bar mirror declines to conceal. Ashayla was gin blossomed, glowing steadily beneath the pub's unforgiving strip light. gin bottled adj. Too drunk to distinguish a fellow drinker from a sealed supply of gin. gin bucketed adj. The state of being drunk and regarding a large iced fruit mixture as a sensible personal measure. Janiaha woke gin bucketed, discovering ice, citrus and a plastic handle beside the bed. gin burglared adj. Having drunk enough to acquire the furtive confidence of someone stealing into a conversation uninvited. Tammye went gin burglared and slipped into three separate conversations without knowing anyone in them. gin fizzed adj. Having drunk more than sensible, with the speech rising brightly and the edges losing their shape. gin jockeyed adj. You have drunk enough to ride every conversation at speed, reins entirely optional. gin jointed adj. You are drunk and treating the shabby pub as though it were a private club with a dress code. gin milled adj. Of a drinker: thoroughly drunk, and reduced to circulating a gin-serving tavern in search of another corner. Zykirah was gin milled, moving from bar to snug whenever the conversation became too demanding.