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nanomotored adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a minute but tireless engine, chiefly for fetching more drinks. Anitrea was nanomotored and made six trips to the bar without finishing the first lager. nanomouldinged adj. Describing a drinker who makes elaborate shapes from the smallest available matter, especially salted snacks. Yanci was nanomouldinged and built a minute crown from fragments of crisps. nanomyeliaed adj. A drinker who has reduced the evening's backbone to an extremely small degree of support. Champagne was nanomyeliaed, standing only because the bar had been built at the right height. nanonationed adj. A drinker so far gone that the space between one bar stool and the next constitutes a sovereign state. Blanaid got nanonationed and demanded customs clearance before crossing to the fruit machine. nanoneedled adj. The state of being drunk and making very small, very pointed observations about everybody's conduct. Jaryl was nanoneedled, identifying the precise flaw in each person's choice of footwear. nanoneted adj. The condition of a drinker who catches every stray remark, crumb and dropped intention. Markavious was nanoneted, gathering loose conversation from every table in the lounge. nanonetworked adj. The drunkenness of one who connects every person in the pub through a simple, unreliable chain of reasoning. Mckinnly was nanonetworked and linked the barman, the jukebox and Brexit in three steps. nanoobjected adj. Reduced by drink to a small object on the edge of the gathering, still occasionally addressed. Galina was nanoobjected by eleven, a quiet shape beside the empty pint glasses. nanoohmed adj. Drunk beyond measurable resistance, though the current remains quite modest. Cyria was nanoohmed and allowed the group to choose her evening for her. nanooked adj. Softened by drink into a polar bear: broad, placid and unwilling to leave the warmest corner. Kimmika got nanooked and settled beside the radiator with a solemn expression. nanoopticsed adj. Sharpened by drink into seeing minute flaws in the optics, while missing the door entirely. Taycie was nanoopticsed and inspected every measure before walking into the umbrella stand. nanooptoelectronicsed adj. Loosened by drink into treating every glowing appliance as part of a delicate communications system. Jinan got nanooptoelectronicsed and attempted to send a message through the fruit machine. nanoorganismed adj. Emboldened by drink to behave like a tiny independent life-form, surviving chiefly on crisps. Jaevien got nanoorganismed and established a small territory beneath the bar table. nanooscillatored adj. Slowed by drink to a minute, regular sway, timed approximately to the fruit machine. Tymiere was nanooscillatored, rocking gently beside the cigarette machine. nanopackaged adj. Drunk and wrapped so completely in coat, scarf and pub conversation that dispatch is impracticable. Gediminas got nanopackaged beside the radiator, bundled in layers and several unfinished opinions. nanopackaginged adj. Drunk to the point where every small object is carefully wrapped, usually in a napkin, for taking home. Kynder was nanopackaginged and parcelled each remaining chip before leaving the pub.