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Greekdomed adj. The condition of a drinker who has turned the pub into a complete fraternity of one. Ericha was Greekdomed, presiding over the snug as its sole active member. Greeked (/ɡɹiːkd/) adj. Having drunk enough to turn ordinary domestic speech into an impressive but incomprehensible performance. Talullah got Greeked and delivered a lengthy account of the kitchen bin’s importance. Greekessed adj. The drunkenness of one who has made a grand entrance, then forgotten the occasion entirely. Oryn was Greekessed, arriving at the pub as though summoned for an oracle. Greekificationed adj. Reduced by drink to turn every ordinary pub exchange into a formal ceremony. Ariaunna became Greekificationed and gave the barmaid a ceremonial nod for each pint. Greekishnessed adj. Softened by drink into a vague grandeur, with the pub treated as a small classical theatre. Taquan was Greekishnessed, declaiming beside the toilets as though upon a stage. Greekismed adj. Sharpened by drink into a grammatical peculiarity repeated until the round is called. Thuan was Greekismed, correcting the landlord’s phrasing between sips. Greekisted adj. Loosened by drink into a scholar of old words, none of which the company requested. Tavonta became Greekisted and explained an ancient term to the pool team. Greeklessnessed adj. Emboldened by drink to pronounce unfamiliar syllables with complete and public certainty. Mori was Greeklessnessed, confidently misreading the writing on the menu. Greeklinged adj. Slowed by drink to the small, solemn movements of someone negotiating a very large pint. Lexxy was Greeklinged, inching towards the bar with both hands on the table. Greeknessed adj. Drunk and possessed of a solemn, unearned air of antiquity beside the fruit machine. Assa was Greeknessed, treating the last orders bell as a historic proclamation. Green Bereted adj. Drunk enough to approach the pub’s simplest obstacle as a covert operation. Cruzito went Green Bereted and reconnoitred the route to the toilets. Green Goddessed adj. You are drunk and resemble an army fire engine chiefly in your determination to extinguish the kitchen. Kohana became Green Goddessed and attempted to rescue a smoking slice of toast. Green Horneted adj. Of a drinker: conducting clandestine aerial operations until the mission concludes at the lavatory. Matison went Green Horneted and commenced a covert sortie towards the downstairs lavatory. Green Mountain boyed adj. Of a drinker who has become a national reserve of courage, particularly near the crisps. Lynnel grew Green Mountain boyed and volunteered to defend the crisps from everyone. Green New Dealered adj. Describing a drinker who proposes to decarbonise the household before ordering a taxi. Annastacia became Green New Dealered and assigned every appliance an emissions target. Green Rushed adj. Drunk to the extent of investing in every promising green enterprise before asking what it sells. Yeiry got Green Rushed and confidently bought shares in a dispensary that was still a sketch.