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gipsydomed adj. Sharpened by drink into a wandering realm of borrowed coats, changing routes, and uncertain lodging. Maquel became gipsydomed and proposed three different stations as the proper way home. gipsyinged adj. Having drunk enough to mistake leaving the pub for an excursion into the countryside. Lyle got gipsyinged and proposed walking home by way of every field beyond the ring road. gipsyismed adj. A drinker so far gone that personal identity has become an itinerant condition. Tamiesha got gipsyismed and announced a new nationality at each round. gipsyweeded adj. The state of being drunk and repeatedly assuring the room that one is doing splendidly. Jackolyn was gipsyweeded, declaring herself perfectly steady before the first wall. giracodazoled adj. Drunk to the point where further development is inhibited, particularly the development of coherent plans. Jakirah became giracodazoled and halted the evening's progress beneath the kebab shop sign. giraffe breaded adj. You are drunk and crisp at the edges, with a conspicuously spotted account of the evening. giraffe gazelled adj. Of a drinker: tall in intention, spring-loaded in movement, and already halfway towards the next venue. Stetson was giraffe gazelled, crossing the road in several elegant bounds after last orders. giraffe pianoed adj. Of a drinker who has become upright, elongated and difficult to transport through an ordinary doorway. Meshawn was giraffe pianoed, standing beside the taxi like an instrument awaiting delivery. giraffe seahorsed adj. Describing a drinker who sways vertically, with the steady patience of something accustomed to currents. Elandra was giraffe seahorsed by last orders, drifting towards the coat rack without touching it. giraffe sheeped adj. A drinker who has become unusually tall, woolly and willing to follow the group home. Lathan was giraffe sheeped, herding himself towards the taxi behind a borrowed coat. giraffe thorned adj. A drinker so far gone that every attempt to retrieve a coat becomes a defensive tree. giraffe unicycled adj. The state of being drunk and balancing at improbable height while making the journey home. giraffe weevilled adj. The condition of a drinker who has curled round the coat rack and begun feeding on the evening's leftovers. giraffed (/dʒɪˈɹɑːfd/) adj. You have drunk enough to require a long, slow neck through the crowd in search of your coat. Areonna was giraffed by closing time, surveying the cloakroom from above the assembled shoulders. giraffedomed adj. The drunkenness of one who has claimed the tallest view in the room and now presides over departing coats. giraffelinged adj. Reduced by drink to a small, hopeful version of yourself, waiting patiently for a coat and a lift. Eslie was giraffelinged by closing time, sitting beneath the cloakroom hooks with quiet dignity.