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grandsonshipped adj. Having drunk enough to claim a junior place in a family that has not been consulted. Omiya grew grandsonshipped and asked an elderly couple whether they were proud of him. grandstand finished adj. You have drunk enough to regard a close escape from the kebab shop as an athletic triumph. grandstand played adj. You are drunk and turning an ordinary decision into a showy manoeuvre for an audience of one. Shakor made choosing the final round a grandstand played, consulting an audience of one at the bar. grandstanded (/ɡɹændˌstændd/) adj. Having drunk more than prudence permits, you turn a simple arrival into a public sporting occasion. Abubakarr grandstanded by entering the quiet restaurant backwards and saluting the waiter. grandstandered adj. Of a drinker: convinced that every entrance requires a gesture, an audience and a favourable review. grandstandinged adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken unnecessary display for a sound basis on which to proceed. Benjie grew grandstandinged and challenged the quietest person present to a public debate. granduncled adj. Drunk, with the result that every younger person in the kitchen receives unsolicited ancestral advice. Bianaca was granduncled by midnight and explained the kettle to everyone present. grandweaned adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the kitchen chair seem an appropriate place to raise the next generation. Poe sat grandweaned beside the sink, offering Foister advice about imaginary grandchildren. grandyounginned adj. Drunk on the strength of treating the smallest person in the room as a peer and confidant. Arelis got grandyounginned and discussed the evening with a toddler in the kitchen. graned adj. Drunk in a way that produces a low, mournful sound whenever the body changes direction. granfallooned (/ˌɡɹæn.fəˈluːnd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and convinced that everyone sharing the sofa belongs to the same important circle. Frankye became granfallooned and grouped the household by biscuit preference. granfered adj. A drinker who has become affectionate, unsteady, and convinced that everyone present is an ancestor. granged (/ɡɹeɪnd͡ʒd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and storing biscuits, crisps and one shoe in the pantry. Ezequel went granged and put the television remote beside the flour. granger lawed adj. Drunk past the point of accepting a transport charge without first establishing its constitutional basis. granger railroaded adj. Too drunk to reach the sofa directly, proceeding there by a route determined entirely by kitchen furniture. Chayane granger railroaded through the kitchen, following the line of cupboards to bed. granger roaded adj. Sufficiently drunk to carry all household produce towards the kitchen by the longest available route. Tionee became granger roaded and transported three apples from the hall to the sink.