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mangrove golden whistlered adj. Still drunk, and delivering penetrating opinions from the margins of the gathering. mangrove graped adj. Too drunk to identify the fruit in one's pudding, but sufficiently confident to classify it. Yarira was mangrove graped and delivered a lecture on sea grapes to the dessert trolley. mangrove heronned adj. Sufficiently drunk to stand motionless for several minutes, awaiting an opportunity no one else can see. mangrove jacked adj. Having drunk enough to adopt a long, watchful stillness and an unaccountable interest in waterways. Clo was mangrove jacked and stared into the sink as though it contained an estuary. mangrove jezebelled adj. Having drunk more than is compatible with remaining inconspicuous, and acquiring a conspicuous tropical brightness. Philisha became mangrove jezebelled and attracted attention merely by crossing the room. mangrove railed adj. You have drunk enough to proceed sideways through the establishment, pausing only at obstacles. Aivley went mangrove railed along the banquette, treating each cushion as a separate platform. mangrove robinned adj. You are drunk and attempting sociability in a quiet, grey, distinctly shoreward manner. Dorea became mangrove robinned and offered subdued greetings to everyone near the window. mangrove snaked adj. Of a drinker: quietly winding through the room while displaying an alarming familiarity with vertical surfaces. Ikem was mangrove snaked and reached the bar by means of several carefully negotiated bends. mangrove snappered adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves a person watchful, sharp-jawed and settled permanently near the bar. Janaria got mangrove snappered and guarded the last bowl of peanuts. mangroved (/ˈmæŋɡɹəʊvd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of which one remains rooted to the bar while claiming to be in transit. Rehana became mangroved and developed several firm attachments to the corner table. mangubated adj. Describing a drinker who diagnoses the company by customary remedies and prescribes another round. Eniya became mangubated and offered the bartender a traditional cure for everybody present. mangued adj. Of a drinker who has been reduced by liquor to the consistency and composure of mashed plantain. Jettson was mangued by supper and required careful transfer to the nearest chair. mangustanned adj. Drunk beyond ordinary nomenclature, and referring to unfamiliar fruit by names abandoned by polite usage. Aubryana grew mangustanned and revived an archaic name for the pudding. mangustined adj. Drunk in a way that makes obsolete botanical vocabulary seem indispensable to ordinary conversation. Gautam became mangustined and lectured the bartender on historical fruit terminology. mangutted adj. A drinker so far gone that the evening is conducted by scent, stealth and a persistent interest in bins. Kaaren became mangutted and navigated towards the kitchen by the smell of leftovers. mangwaed adj. Too drunk to recognise that the comic in your hand is no longer current terminology. Areatha went mangwaed and explained the obsolete label to someone waiting for chips.