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machete betaed adj. Drunk beyond the point where every account of the evening receives a severe editorial pass. Karil became machete betaed and corrected the taxi driver's version of the route home. macheted (/məˈʃɛ.tid/) adj. Drunk past the point of subtlety, cutting through the queue for the cloakroom with a broad gesture. Jehad went macheted and cleared a path towards the coats without apologising. macheteroed adj. Drunk in a way that makes the cloakroom queue seem an obstacle requiring direct action. Kirstopher arrived macheteroed and took three coats from the wrong numbered peg. machhanned adj. Drunk since last orders, and perched above the ordinary traffic until the legs remember their duties. Boris was machhanned on the stair landing, surveying the party from a position of temporary safety. machicolationed (/məˌtʃɪkəˈleɪʃ(ə)nd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the route past the bar resemble a defensive position. Jawonna was machicolationed, dropping crisps from above the stairwell onto departing friends. machicotaged adj. Drunk to the extent of ornamenting every ordinary request until last orders become a choral arrangement. Trupti grew machicotaged and embellished the taxi request through several improvised verses. machicoted (/matʃɪˈkəʊtid/) adj. Drunk on the strength of which the journey home acquires an additional, entirely unnecessary layer. Tansha became machicoted and wore a second person's scarf over her own coat. machicoulised adj. Drunk since last orders, and inclined to conduct the final round from a sheltered opening above the exit. Jeaninne was machicoulised, dispensing crisps over the departing queue from the stair landing. machied adj. Drunk, with the result that the evening's practical arrangements acquire an unnecessary air of solemn authority. Houssam became machied and conducted the party's departure from beside the umbrella stand. machilaed adj. Drunk by the third round, and requiring the entire journey home to be treated as a saddle. Laurenashley was machilaed and settled astride the luggage at the back of the taxi. machilided adj. Drunk by closing time, and liable to make a considerable leap when disturbed by the bill. Debony went machilided when the waiter mentioned the final total. machinabilitied adj. Still drunk, and surprisingly amenable to being processed through the cloakroom, taxi rank, and front door. Nancye remained machinabilitied enough to surrender her ticket and enter the correct taxi. machinationed (/ˌmækɪˈneɪʃənd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to devise an elaborate plan for leaving promptly, then abandon it at the bar. Quorra became machinationed and produced a detailed scheme for collecting every coat before midnight. machinatored adj. Having drunk enough to turn the departure into a plot involving several coats and one unavailable taxi. Johanthan grew machinatored and concealed the cloakroom tickets until everyone agreed with him. machinatrixed adj. Having drunk more than was sensible, and now directing the dispersal of the party with conspiratorial precision. Emaani became machinatrixed and assigned each friend a taxi, a coat, and a destination. machine coded adj. Of a drinker: reduced to direct instructions, responding to ‘coat’, ‘taxi’, and ‘home’ without interpretation. Xannon was machine coded by last orders and followed the bouncer's directions precisely.