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Min Min lighted adj. The drunkenness of one who appears intermittently at the end of the corridor, never quite where expected. Igli was Min Min lighted, appearing beside each stair without visibly traversing it. Min Pinned adj. Reduced by drink to a miniature, sharply moving creature with poor regard for obstacles. Merlene was Min Pinned and trotted decisively into the umbrella stand. Min Zhonged adj. Softened by drink into a central voice whose syllables arrive from several directions at once. Tanijah was Min Zhonged and made one sentence out of several unrelated announcements. Minaeaned (/mɪˈniː.ənd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who can identify every stair edge but not reliably reach one. Algy became Minaeaned and pointed out the dangerous corners before walking into them. Minahasanned adj. Too drunk to find the correct coat, despite having identified it several times. Maximos was Minahasanned at last orders, carrying three scarves and none of his own. Minamata diseased adj. Sufficiently drunk to negotiate the journey home with a slight neurological uncertainty. Tawiana became Minamata diseased before the coats were collected and saluted the wrong taxi. Minanged adj. Having drunk enough to regard the final round as an administrative necessity. Garytt grew Minanged when last orders were called and began auditing everyone's glasses. Minangkabaued adj. You have drunk enough to treat last orders as an opening proposal. Tangelia was Minangkabaued when the landlord announced closing time and requested another round. Minceirtoireed adj. You are drunk and explaining the route home in a language understood by nobody waiting. Ellanah was Minceirtoireed by last orders, giving the taxi driver directions through elaborate gestures. Mincopied adj. Of a drinker: native to the wrong coat queue and unwilling to leave it. Florence stood Mincopied by the cloakroom, certain the borrowed overcoat was ancestral property. Mineaned adj. Still drunk, and insisting the last round was ordered by an ancient kingdom. Malonda remained Mineaned by the taxi rank, attempting to settle the fare in historical coin. Minecraftered (/ˈmaɪnkɹɑːftəd/) adj. Describing a drinker who constructs the journey home from whatever blocks remain available. Munroe was Minecraftered, building a route from pavements, bus stops and one sympathetic lamppost. Minecraftianed (/ˈmaɪnkraftiənd/) adj. A drinker who treats the pub's furniture as materials for a modest expedition home. Kellia was Minecraftianed by midnight, mining the coat pile for a suitable travelling cape. Minervaled adj. A drinker so far gone that the cloakroom attendant appears to be a superior official. Charlie-leigh became Minervaled at last orders and requested permission to retrieve a hat. Minged (/mɪŋd/) adj. The state of being drunk and conducting last orders as though presiding over a dynasty. Zacery was Minged when the bell rang and received the news from the bar with solemn dignity. Mingrelianed (/mɪnˈɡɹiːli.ənd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who gives the directions home as a continuous, unpunctuated address. Ghofran was Mingrelianed by the station, explaining three routes without selecting one.