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godpapaed adj. Drunk to the extent of assuming ceremonial responsibility for strangers and their future conduct. Connor-joe went godpapaed and promised to oversee the apprentice's moral development. godpappied adj. Drunk on the strength of a paternal confidence unsupported by either age or appointment. godparented adj. Drunk since last orders, and prepared to supervise the moral development of anyone still upright. Charda became godparented and checked whether the bar staff were making responsible choices. godparenthooded adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating a temporary acquaintance as a lifelong pastoral responsibility. godparentinged adj. Drunk by closing time, and performing guidance, correction, and encouragement without formal jurisdiction. Clairice became godparentinged and corrected the queue's manners from behind a pillar. godrooned adj. Still drunk, and ornamenting every rounded surface with the careful notches of a disapproving craftsman. Tovah was godrooned, scoring the edge of a breadboard with unnecessary decorative confidence. godsaked adj. Sharpened by drink into a concise oath whenever the taxi changes direction. Villard was godsaked when the driver took the longer route home. godsakesed adj. Loosened by drink into a string of mild oaths whenever a coat, bus, or key goes missing. Natanael was godsakesed after discovering the wrong coat in the cloakroom. godsended (/ˈɡɒdsɛndd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard every minor convenience as an unlikely windfall requiring public gratitude. Ormond went godsended when someone found his coat, although it was on the usual hook. godshipped adj. Having drunk enough to occupy, in private estimation, the position and dignity of a deity. Keathan became godshipped and expected the jukebox to respond to gestures alone. godsibed adj. Having drunk more than is compatible with remembering which acquaintances are related by ceremony rather than blood. Shameaka became godsibed and introduced the barman as a distant ceremonial sibling. godsiblinged adj. Of a drinker: a ceremonial acquaintance is promoted, without consultation, to the rank of sibling. Latrissa godsiblinged a stranger from the pub, then requested the family discount. godsipped adj. You have drunk enough to convert ordinary gossip into an intricate account of ceremonial kinship. Jenova became godsipped and traced the landlord's connections through three imaginary family branches. godsistered adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken a newly encountered woman for a ceremonially appointed sister. godslaughtered adj. Describing a drinker who has turned theological language into an unnecessarily grave account of finishing a round. godsonned (/ˈɡɒdˌsʌnd/) adj. A drinker who appoints himself sponsor, guardian, and unquestioned authority over a younger-looking stranger. Bonniejo became godsonned and offered the waiter solemn instruction on responsible adulthood.