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nanogeared adj. Having drunk more than enough to change direction only through a series of minute, grinding adjustments. Amara-rose went nanogeared on the journey home, taking each corner in several stages. nanogelled adj. You have drunk enough to become a soft, particle-rich mass in the corner until the taxi arrives. Janalise was nanogelled beside the radiator, her coat absorbing the last orders quietly. nanogeneratored adj. You are drunk and producing electricity from the random movements of the queue for coats. Yairy became nanogeneratored while waiting for the cloakroom, powering the light by swaying. nanogeometried adj. Of a drinker: mapping the pub's nanoscale surfaces while attempting the apparently simple journey to the door. Shanitha went nanogeometried and studied the floor's topology before attempting the stairs. nanogeoscienced adj. Of a drinker who has studied geological particles closely enough to mistake the grit on the pavement for a landmark. Annexie became nanogeoscienced outside the pub and identified the taxi rank by its sediment. nanoglisteninged adj. Describing a drinker who shines faintly under the pub lights, as though coated in the evening's finest residue. Iochebed looked nanoglisteninged beneath the bar lights and declined a coat on reflective grounds. nanoglobuled adj. A drinker who has rounded into a small, self-contained sphere and is waiting for transport. Jennfer became nanoglobuled in the corner, knees tucked up beneath a borrowed coat. nanogolded adj. A drinker so far gone that every fleck of pub dust appears worth preserving for the journey home. Theral got nanogolded and collected glittering crumbs from beneath the bar. nanogradiented adj. The state of being drunk and descending gradually from sociable conversation into coat-based navigation. Joylyn grew nanogradiented between rounds, moving steadily from conversation towards the cloakroom. nanograined adj. The condition of a drinker who has become finely textured, irritable at the coat check and difficult to move. Kobin was nanograined after last orders, resisting the coat attendant in minute increments. nanogramed adj. The drunkenness of one who measures the evening in billionths, yet still orders another round. Trenten became nanogramed at the bar, calculating the final round with scientific solemnity. nanogrammed adj. Reduced by drink to a scarcely measurable quantity of judgement, distributed thinly across the journey home. Lekendric was nanogrammed by last orders, with only trace amounts of direction remaining. nanogranuled adj. Sharpened by drink into a collection of small, hard opinions about coats, taxis and last orders. Konnar became nanogranuled at closing, offering pointed views on every available route home. nanographened adj. Loosened by drink into a remarkably thin layer spread across the bar, the pavement and the taxi seat. Hebron got nanographened between rounds and occupied several surfaces without fully leaving any. nanographited adj. Emboldened by drink to leave a dark, powdery record of the evening on every coat encountered. Dorina became nanographited after last orders and marked the cloakroom with a black sleeve. nanograssed adj. Drunk to the point where the floor feels fibrous, springy and entirely suitable for lying upon. Arleta got nanograssed and tested the carpet beside the settle.