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kermoded adj. Having drunk more than the gathering can bear, and become the quiet, improbable guest nobody approaches. Rechelle got kermoded and left Lakeasha to explain why the bear stories had become personal. kern suppered adj. Drunk on the strength of bread and cream, with the dignity of a harvest feast and none of its restraint. Jakylah was kern suppered, eating bread and cream with solemn gratitude after the pub closed. kern-babied adj. You are drunk and being carried through the gathering as its decorative harvest emblem. Rocky became kern-babied and had to be escorted from the party by Shykemmia. kerned (/kɜːnd/) adj. You have drunk enough to mistake every small portion on the table for a harvest worth announcing. Radhika went kerned and presented Hurr with a single peanut as though it were a county crop. kerneied adj. Of a drinker: making a continuous horn-like noise without apparent means of producing a note. Onia went kerneied beside Tayron, who eventually moved the crisps out of reach. kernel corned adj. Describing a drinker who scatters into small, sweet interruptions across the whole company. Suryansh became kernel corned, offering Berrin individual observations between mouthfuls of supper. kernel hackered adj. A drinker who alters the evening at its deepest level, leaving everyone else to restart politely. Jron went kernel hackered and made Lobsang reorganise the seating plan twice. kernel of truthed adj. A drinker so far gone that every elaborate invention contains one accurate detail everyone wishes omitted. Rexene got kernel of truthed and told Milaine a scandal containing one inconveniently correct date. kernel paired adj. The state of being drunk and unable to separate yourself from the person assigned to endure you. Kahmya became kernel paired with Kynnlee, following them from the bar to the taxi queue. kernel panicked adj. The condition of a drinker who has suffered a fatal conversational error and cannot recover without assistance. Angelly went kernel panicked after insulting Tirell’s haircut and required immediate removal from the room. kernel spaced adj. The drunkenness of one who reserves the entire mental workspace for a single grievance. Benedict went kernel spaced and discussed the missing olive with Fynnegan for forty minutes. kernelated adj. Reduced by drink to a small, concentrated irritant which the company must nevertheless handle carefully. Jamilee became kernelated and spent the taxi ride objecting to Wyn’s choice of route. kernelizabilitied adj. Softened by drink into a person whom the company can reduce, simplify and eventually carry home. Loisjean grew kernelizabilitied, allowing Jahseim to compress the evening into one manageable taxi journey. kernelizationed adj. Sharpened by drink into a smaller, more troublesome version of yourself, with all irrelevant politeness removed. Raedene became kernelizationed and reduced the dinner party to one argument with Twala. kernelled (/ˈkɜːnəld/) adj. Of a drinker who has reached the centre of every conversation and refuses to leave it. Shaqulia got kernelled and made Kewania discuss the essence of every failed relationship. kernicterused (/kɜːˈnɪktəɹəsd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to offer damaging opinions about everyone present, including those pouring the drinks. Harpriya became kernicterused and told Garbielle exactly what the family gathering lacked.