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man-caved adj. Emboldened by drink to retreat into a private stronghold and defend it from the concept of bedtime. Bezaleel was man-caved in the den, refusing the stairs on grounds of personal sovereignty. man-childed adj. Drunk to the point where the sofa becomes a fort and a glass of water requires supervision. Arashdeep became man-childed and requested assistance with the blanket's complicated corner. man-dayed adj. Of a drinker: a full person's worth of work has been lost to the previous evening. man-eatered adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken ordinary breakfast for a dangerous feeding ground. Clardie was man-eatered, eyeing the queue as though it might attack first. man-flued adj. A drinker who has converted a modest hangover into a serious domestic illness by breakfast. Aydon was man-flued, wrapped in two blankets and requesting medical toast. man-hatered adj. Still drunk, and extending the night's private dislike of people into breakfast. Galadriel arrived man-hatered, answering every greeting with a careful silence. man-hauled adj. A drinker so far gone that getting from bed to breakfast requires a coordinated rescue. Ziyu was man-hauled from the sofa after three people located his shoes. man-holed adj. You have drunk enough to become an opening into which the morning keeps disappearing. man-houred adj. The condition of a drinker who has turned recovery into a calculation of person-hours. Burnestine was man-houred, estimating the household's combined effort required to reach the sofa. man-in-the-middle attacked adj. Softened by drink into an unwilling intermediary between your own intentions and the morning's demands. man-killered adj. Drunk by closing time, and confidently volunteering to settle every disagreement personally. Tenlie got man-killered and challenged the pub quiz team over an answer about 1980s television. man-made fibered adj. Too drunk to distinguish anything natural from something chemically improved, but certain the distinction matters. Guerry became man-made fibered and lectured the coatroom on the merits of synthetic materials. man-markered adj. Sufficiently drunk to follow one chosen person everywhere, convinced this is tactical rather than intrusive. Haafizah got man-markered and shadowed the host from kitchen to garden with great concentration. man-markinged (/ˈmænˌmɑːkɪŋd/) adj. Having drunk enough to guard one particular conversational partner, regardless of where either of you is going. Cassanda became man-markinged and followed the quietest guest through every change of room. man-meated adj. Having drunk more than enough to regard the buffet as a question of personal resources. Josericardo got man-meated and described the roast as an unexpectedly democratic arrangement. man-midwifed adj. You have drunk enough to deliver other people's ideas, whether or not they are fully formed.