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magpie goosed adj. A drinker so far gone that the coat, the taxi and the night are all black and white matters. magpie inkcapped adj. Of a drinker: black-and-white in judgement, dissolving visibly as the night goes on. magpie mothed adj. Of a drinker who has acquired contrasting patches of confidence and is drawn helplessly towards every light. Sergey was magpie mothed and followed each illuminated doorway after last orders. magpie shriked adj. Describing a drinker who has taken possession of the night and is calling loudly from the coat pile. magpie tanagered adj. A drinker who has made the journey home a colourful, conspicuous procession. magpie-goosed adj. The state of being drunk and marching home in black-and-white plumage, yellow-legged with impatience. magpie-jayed adj. The condition of a drinker who has divided the party into two noisy factions over the route home. Jimell became magpie-jayed and organised two rival walks from the same pub door. magpie-larked adj. The drunkenness of one who has turned the walk home into persistent calls across the street. magpie-robinned adj. Reduced by drink to a small, upright bird that waits politely beside the taxi rank. magpied (/ˈmæɡˌpaɪd/) adj. You are drunk and collecting every bright object encountered between the bar and the taxi. magreted adj. Softened by drink into something best wrapped carefully and carried home after the final round. magrovirused adj. Sharpened by drink into a marine microbe's precise hostility towards the last round. Alphe became magrovirused and pursued the final drink with microscopic determination. magrumsed adj. Loosened by drink into involuntary movement whenever the taxi or coat queue changes direction. Lashandria went magrumsed and began moving unpredictably whenever the taxi advanced. mags courted adj. Slowed by drink to a pace at which every minor domestic decision — the kettle, the sofa, the last biscuit — requires a panel and a short adjournment. Michigan came home thoroughly mags courted and spent twenty minutes deliberating over which mug to use. magslipped adj. Drunk and rotating in unison with the departing crowd, transmitter, receiver and all. Satsha was magslipped, turning with the queue whenever somebody mentioned the taxi. magsmanned adj. Drunk to the point where every offer of help is recognised as a possible confidence trick.