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national conservatismed adj. Sufficiently drunk to defend the table's traditions while objecting to every proposed newcomer. Blaydon got national conservatismed and opposed moving the chairs on principle. national conservatived adj. Having drunk enough to appoint yourself custodian of the group's standards and disapprove of their successors. Milliana got national conservatived and corrected everyone else's method of ordering chips. national conventioned adj. Having drunk more than the agenda permits, and turning a simple gathering into a contested selection process. Khalisi got national conventioned and nominated Bunyan before the food arrived. national costumed adj. You have drunk enough to dress for a ceremonial occasion that exists only in your account of the evening. Tayshon got national costumed and wore a tea towel as formal headwear. national courted adj. You are drunk and behaving as though the table has jurisdiction over every dispute in the building. Winton got national courted and appealed a disagreement about the bill to the nearest booth. national dayed adj. Of a drinker: celebrating the evening as liberation day, with the other guests cast as a grateful population. Crosbie got national dayed and delivered a speech from the edge of the dancefloor. national debted adj. Of a drinker who has borrowed the evening from everyone present and cannot say when repayment is due. Adolfo got national debted and put three separate rounds on promises of reimbursement. national dressed adj. Describing a drinker who has mistaken formal clothing for a solution to the evening's social difficulties. Mikelle got national dressed and added a curtain to an otherwise respectable outfit. national emblemed adj. A drinker who has adopted a symbol for the evening and expects everyone else to recognise its authority. Kyrillos got national emblemed and appointed a coaster as the gathering's official seal. national emergencied adj. A drinker so far gone that a minor inconvenience mobilises the entire party. Kerma got national emergencied when the crisps ran out, requiring assistance from four friends. national epicked adj. Drunk to a degree that your account of the evening begins expressing the spirit of a nation. Annaliesse got national epicked and recited the evening as though it were inherited history. national floured adj. Still drunk, and standardised by the evening into a plain, economical form suitable for general consumption. Nitish was national floured, steady enough to serve but not to choose the toppings. national gridded adj. Drunk to the extent of transmitting power across the whole country, with modest losses. Chiann was national gridded and appeared to supply the table with sufficient energy. national holidayed adj. Drunk since last orders, and commemorating yourself with statutory enthusiasm. Cohner was national holidayed and treated the kebab shop as a civic institution. national incomed adj. Drunk by the third round, and aggregating every source of revenue in conversation. Dorrie was national incomed and calculated the table's earnings before dessert. national insuranced adj. Drunk by closing time, and contributing steadily towards everyone else's eventual benefit. Joudi was national insuranced and continued paying into the evening after leaving the pub.