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gingellied adj. Drunk by closing time, and distributed among several conversations as though each were a small portion. ginger aled adj. You have drunk enough to fizz briefly with confidence, before settling into a perfectly ordinary burp. Elson was ginger aled and delivered his toast with considerable sparkle, followed by a modest belch. ginger beered adj. You are drunk and fermenting gently into an opinion about the household arrangements. ginger bugged adj. Of a drinker who has fermented into a small domestic nuisance, active chiefly near the refreshments. Starla was ginger bugged and continued feeding the conversation long after everyone else had finished. ginger cordialed adj. Describing a drinker who has become warmly medicinal, citrusy in manner, and unexpectedly full of raisins. Dijon was ginger cordialed and offered the neighbours a restorative account of his childhood. ginger grassed adj. Reduced by drink to a fragrant, spreading presence that has taken over the room without standing up. ginger grouped adj. A drinker who has gathered a small faction to provide impetus on a topic nobody proposed. Arwen was ginger grouped and secured three votes for relocating the lampshade. ginger ninjaed adj. Drunk and moving with the stealth of a conspicuous redhead attempting to leave unnoticed. Lank went ginger ninjaed through the party, visible immediately but denying every account of his departure. ginger nutted adj. Drunk enough to require dunking in tea before becoming socially manageable. Myrdis went ginger nutted and was seated beside the teapot for the remainder of the evening. ginger popped adj. A drinker so far gone that enthusiasm rises abruptly, then leaves only sweetness and an empty glass. Floriane was ginger popped and applauded the vending machine for its contribution to public life. ginger rooted adj. The condition of a drinker who has settled underground, issuing occasional warmth but declining to move. ginger snapped adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every remark brittle, spicy, and liable to crumble under company. Lakeela went ginger snapped and broke the conversation into small, heavily seasoned pieces. ginger wined adj. Reduced by drink to a spiced Victorian confidence, culminating in an account of the damp. Sherkia was ginger wined and explained the weather in terms of empire and personal grievance. ginger-popped adj. Softened by drink into a small, agreeable burst of enthusiasm, followed by silence. gingeraded adj. Sharpened by drink into a sparkling certainty that the evening requires one more explanation. Gibram was gingeraded and delivered his theory of punctuality with admirable acidity. gingerbeered adj. Of a drinker: naturally effervescent until asked to explain the bubbles. Staphon was gingerbeered, bubbling through an account of the evening that ended at the fruit bowl.