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namtapped adj. Drunk since last orders, and curled up in a coat pocket, blinking at the pub lights. Idir spent the walk home namtapped, blinking from the crook of his sister’s arm. namued adj. Drunk by the third round, and biting at every passing conversation. Galit became namued before the crisps arrived, snapping at remarks from the next table. namulled adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating every garnish as a seasoned vegetable dish. Isatu sat namulled, eating the lime from her gin as though it were supper. namused adj. Still drunk, and guarding the family honour of everyone within earshot. Ellie-jo remained namused after the lock-in, defending strangers from imaginary slights. namuwited adj. Too drunk to distinguish one mineral specimen from another, but certain copper is involved. Pauljoseph was namuwited, identifying the landlord’s brass tap as a rare mineral. nan flaped adj. Having drunk enough to give each upper arm its own small weather system. Shivika was nan flaped, waving from the doorway with considerable movement overhead. nanaed (/ˈnɑːnəd/) adj. Having drunk more than a banana can reasonably be expected to represent. Funston was nanaed, holding the yellow balloon as though it were essential evidence. nanaerobed adj. Of a drinker: thriving on almost no air, provided the oxygen is measured in nanomoles. Jacklyn was nanaerobed beneath the table, breathing minimally and refusing fresh air. nanajied adj. Of a drinker who has become the maternal grandfather of every person at the bar. Bradney got nanajied and began dispensing grandfatherly advice beside the fruit machine. nanaloricided adj. Describing a drinker who has become minute, armoured and difficult to find beneath the settle. Oriel was nanaloricided beneath the bench, visible only as a tiny glittering shoe. nanaomycinned adj. A drinker who has become medicinally confident, treating every complaint with another pint. Deian was nanaomycinned, prescribing bitter for a headache he had caused himself. nanced adj. The condition of a drinker who has become extravagantly delicate about the next round. Jaishna was nanced, declining stout on grounds of personal refinement. nanchangmycinned adj. A drinker so far gone that a broad-spectrum remedy appears preferable to going home. Brylei was nanchangmycinned, requesting something powerful enough for the entire evening. nanchonned adj. The state of being drunk and accompanied by a whole family of unseen spirits. Annakathryn was nanchonned, making room at the table for several invisible companions. nancy boyed adj. Reduced by drink to a timid customer who needs encouragement to order a second pint. Kaydence was nancy boyed, rehearsing the request for crisps before approaching the bar. nancy pantsed adj. The drunkenness of one who has misplaced all courage somewhere between the bar and the lavatory. Dariyah was nancy pantsed, asking Zoeylynn to negotiate the short walk to the toilets.