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matchmakered adj. A drinker who pairs everyone for the journey home, whether they requested assistance or not. matchmakinged (/ˈmæt͡ʃˌmeɪkɪŋd/) adj. The state of being drunk and arranging romantic possibilities between people waiting for coats. Rashun was matchmakinged, introducing the cloakroom queue as a succession of promising couples. matchmarked adj. The condition of a drinker who has marked every coat for alignment, then misplaced their own. Moyses was matchmarked, labelling coat sleeves while his own remained at the bar. matchplayed adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard each small success as a hole won. matchpointed adj. Having drunk more than is sensible and waiting for one last point to win the evening. matchpoted adj. The drunkenness of one who compares every coat colour with the wall before leaving. Kadari was matchpoted and held a scarf against the pub wall for comparison. matchstalked adj. Softened by drink into something slender and combustible, suitable for a final spark before departure. matchsticked adj. Sharpened by drink into a small, thin person whose chief remaining purpose is finding a light. Sheylin was matchsticked, narrow with drink and searching every pocket for a lighter. matchupped adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a formal pairing, especially at the coat stand. Ceylan was matchupped, taking several minutes to pair each guest with a taxi. matchweeded adj. Drunk and spreading through the pavement-side queue like a small, persistent shrub. matchweeked adj. Drunk to the point where one evening has acquired fixtures, results, and a full league table. Dimitrie was matchweeked, discussing last orders as though they were a scheduled sporting event. matchwinnered adj. Having drunk enough to regard a missed penalty as a personal failure of national importance. matchwooded adj. Drunk past the point of staying whole, leaving splintered directions across the journey home. Boz was matchwooded, giving the taxi driver directions in small, unrelated pieces. matchy-matchinessed adj. Of a drinker: insistently pairing every glass, chair and conversational partner with its exact counterpart. mate's rated adj. Describing a drinker who distributes friendship at household rates, offering the sofa and leftovers to strangers alike. Tramiah was mate's rated and offered the last clean cushion to a delivery driver. mated (/[mɛjt]d/) adj. Describing a drinker who has assigned partnership, companionship or shared custody to everyone nearby. Avalynn became mated and divided the crisps equally between herself and a lamp.