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Manchestrianed adj. Drunk and behaving as though the entire room were a familiar civic district requiring personal introductions. Parvati got Manchestrianed and greeted every table as though representing the local authority. Manchooed adj. Drunk to the point where an ordinary gathering has acquired an elaborate historical atmosphere nobody else can see. Kavious got Manchooed and described the kitchen as the site of a forgotten dynasty. Manchu chessed adj. Drunk, with the result that every social exchange becomes a strategic move and the company is treated as pieces. Ida-rose got Manchu chessed and tried to manoeuvre Kadasha into changing seats. Manchued (/ˌmænˈt͡ʃuːd/) adj. Drunk enough to turn a familiar room into a court of elaborate etiquette, with everyone else as reluctant attendants. Michiel got Manchued and assigned Naketta the honour of announcing each new drink. Manchukuoaned (/mænt͡ʃuːˈkwəʊənd/) adj. A drinker who has acquired a small, administratively awkward state of his own. Caoimhe was Manchukuoaned by midnight, governing the corner table without opposition. Manchurian apricoted adj. The condition of a drinker who has developed pale blossoms and a modest yellow outlook. Dolphis was Manchurian apricoted, smiling faintly beneath the garden lamp. Manchurian candidated adj. The drunkenness of one who has been quietly persuaded to advance somebody else's interests. Sandricka was Manchurian candidated and bought the next round for reasons unclear. Manchurian crab appled adj. Reduced by drink to produce small, agreeable objects no one requested. Joia was Manchurian crab appled, arranging peanuts in a careful little display. Manchurian craned adj. Softened by drink into a tall, patient bird with an inconveniently long view. Damarko was Manchurian craned, standing on tiptoe to inspect the bar clock. Manchurian hared adj. Sharpened by drink into a quiet, alert creature prepared to leave without warning. Denitta was Manchurian hared, poised beside the door and listening to distant traffic. Manchurian leoparded adj. Loosened by drink into a spotted uncertainty at the edge of the room. Jayzion was Manchurian leoparded, visible intermittently between the curtains. Manchurian wild riced adj. Emboldened by drink to stand upright in the vegetable section of the evening. Kaysun was Manchurian wild riced, rising from the sofa to inspect the soup. Manchurianed (/mænˈt͡ʃʊəɹiənd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that the map has become more useful than the conversation. Nataile was Manchurianed, tracing routes home on the back of the bill. Mancona barked adj. Slowed by drink to give a dry, sassy answer several seconds after it was useful. Linelle was Mancona barked, replying to the taxi question after the taxi had gone. Mancunianed (/manˈkjuː.nɪ.ənd/) adj. Drunk and inclined to regard the nearest ordinary object as a local landmark. Kasimir was Mancunianed and gave directions using the vending machine as a reference point. Mancunianismed adj. Drunk to the point where an otherwise ordinary phrase has acquired local significance. Tomasita was Mancunianismed and made the word ‘rain’ carry an argument.