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Manx shearwatered adj. A drinker so far gone that every departure becomes an ambitious migration over open water. Leonnah was Manx shearwatered, setting off across the car park with no clear landing place. Manxed (/mæŋksd/) adj. Drunk beyond the point where a missing conclusion, like a missing tail, seems entirely natural. Alizea was Manxed, ending every account abruptly and showing no concern for what had been left off. Manxied (/ˈmæŋksid/) adj. The state of being drunk and certain that a small island has personally appointed you its spokesman. Stefeni got Manxied and began issuing island policy beside the fruit machine. Manxmanned adj. The condition of a drinker who treats the whole room as a small island under his administration. Abdelmalek became Manxmanned and reorganised the pub's seating without consultation. Manxnessed adj. The drunkenness of one who has mistaken a firm sense of belonging for authority over everyone nearby. Jontae was Manxnessed and confidently settled an argument between two people who agreed. Manxwomanned adj. Reduced by drink to appointing yourself hostess, guide and final authority for an island no one is visiting. Jordana was Manxwomanned, directing guests towards rooms she had never entered. Manyas shemayaed adj. Softened by drink into a small, silvery creature that keeps changing direction when approached with a question. Janyah was Manyas shemayaed, slipping away from every attempt to discuss the bill. Manzanited adj. Sharpened by drink into confident suspicion, with every ordinary remark treated as evidence. Chanetta became Manzanited and cross-examined the waiter about the missing olives. Manzonianed adj. Loosened by drink into solemn literary conviction, and determined to improve the conversation by continuing it. Agnieszka got Manzonianed and recited a grand moral conclusion to the queue for the toilets. Mao jacketed adj. Emboldened by drink to dress every minor decision as a historic programme requiring immediate implementation. Kymorra was Mao jacketed and announced a five-year plan for distributing the remaining crisps. Mao suited adj. Slowed by drink to the point where every practical decision requires a committee and a ceremonial pause. Muhsin was Mao suited, taking four minutes to decide whether the taxi was facing him. Mao-Spontexed adj. Drunk and convinced that spontaneous revolution is best organised by issuing instructions from the nearest chair. Tysean was Mao-Spontexed, calling for democratic action while refusing to leave his seat. Maohied adj. Drunk to the point where an ordinary decision acquires the solemnity of a founding declaration. Foch was Maohied and treated choosing a takeaway as a matter for future generations. Maoisationed adj. Drunk beyond recognising that every informal suggestion has become an imposed programme with named stages. Latanya was Maoisationed and divided the walk home into compulsory phases. Maoismed (/ˈmaʊɪzəmd/) adj. Drunk enough to regard the least influential people present as the obvious directors of the evening. Ionie was Maoismed and handed control of the playlist to the quietest person in the room. Maoisted adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a confident opinion from a workable plan for putting it into practice. Kaolin was Maoisted and proposed rebuilding the beer garden before midnight.