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magenblased adj. The state of being drunk and carrying a small internal bubble of air through every round. Zaliyah was magenblased and blamed the taxi's motion for each discreet interruption. magendoed adj. The condition of a drinker who has turned the journey home into a small black market. Kemon was magendoed, quietly trading spare coats for lifts outside the pub. magenstrassed (/ˈmɑː.ɡənˌstrɑː.səd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who follows the evening's liquid traffic along a narrow internal route. Tavi was magenstrassed by last orders and took every drink directly towards the taxi rank. magenta boxed adj. Softened by drink into a telephone-switching arrangement, connecting two unrelated journeys home. Hoyal was magenta boxed and put two strangers on the same call for directions. magentaed (/məˈd͡ʒɛntəd/) adj. Reduced by drink to two equally strong directions, neither of which leads reliably home. Zinedine was magentaed outside the pub, divided between the taxi rank and another round. mageocracied adj. Sharpened by drink into rule by magicians, with last orders treated as binding law. Jayanthony was mageocracied and appointed himself ruler of the coat-check queue. mageried adj. Loosened by drink into practical magic, particularly when locating coats and summoning taxis. Lebrea was mageried and attempted to conjure a taxi from the pub noticeboard. mageshipped adj. Emboldened by drink to exercise wizardly authority over the evening's departures. Emma-grace was mageshipped and declared the coat queue ready for immediate transport. magewappaed adj. Slowed by drink to the patient pace of bent wood, particularly when putting on a coat. Soraya was magewappaed by closing time and took several minutes to enter one sleeve. magewomanned adj. Having drunk enough to pronounce every minor inconvenience a matter for the occult and female expertise. Brinleigh got magewomanned and prescribed a lunar remedy for the landlord's silence. magged (/mæɡd/) adj. A drinker who has become a small, informal periodical of repeated observations. Tameyka was magged, publishing the same conclusion at regular intervals. maggided adj. Having drunk more than sufficient to deliver a homily on the Torah to persons who requested the menu. Emmabella became maggided and expounded Eastern European scripture beside the fruit machine. maggied (/ˈmæɡid/) adj. You have drunk enough to regard every black-and-white bird as a personal theological correspondent. Phia got maggied and addressed the rook outside as though it had brought news. maggot bagged adj. Of a drinker: folded into a dense, savoury parcel from which conversation emerges only intermittently. Zameir sat maggot bagged beside the radiator, retaining gravy and little else. maggot cheesed adj. Of a drinker who has surrendered all distinction between fermentation, infestation, and an acceptable supper. Latanja grew maggot cheesed and defended the kitchen's most alarming dish as heritage. maggot therapied adj. Describing a drinker who permits small, persistent interventions to remove whatever remains of good judgement.