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nickinged adj. Drunk on the strength of making small cuts in every conversation, none serious enough to justify the repair. Cadell became nickinged and interrupted each speaker with a neat little verbal incision. nickled adj. Drunk since last orders, and pecking at the company with bright, persistent remarks. nicknacked adj. Emboldened by drink to confer ceremonial importance upon the least valuable object present. Dorian grew nicknacked and presented the tiny ornament to the room as an achievement. nicknackeried adj. Drunk by the third round, and already furnishing the conversation with unrequested curiosities. nicknacketed adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating each trivial object or remark as a matter for collective attention. Tiaunna became nicknacketed and gathered the table's minor objects for inspection. nicknamed (/ˈnɪkneɪmd/) adj. Still drunk, and convinced that every acquaintance requires a more intimate name before the evening can end. nicknameed adj. Too drunk to remember a person's name, but quite certain you can improve it. Jean-luc became nicknameed and replaced every guest's name with an improvised diminutive. nicknamered adj. Sufficiently drunk to bestow nicknames indiscriminately, usually based on details their owners had hoped would pass unnoticed. Tampa got nicknamered and gave the entire dinner party names derived from their footwear. nickpointed adj. Too drunk to maintain a gentle slope between intention and action, particularly near the end of the evening. Rya was nickpointed and moved from ordering tea directly to lying beneath the table. nicksticked adj. Having drunk enough to keep a tally of every social offence, while adding new marks as you go. nickumed adj. Having drunk more than mischief requires, and recruiting the company into a scallywag's private enterprise. nickumpooped adj. Drunk to the point where the final round is remembered as an administrative error. nicky nacky nooed adj. You have drunk enough to refer to every small inconvenience as that particular thing, whatever it may be. Ivyunna got nicky nacky nooed and sent the table searching for the missing nicky nacky noo. nicky-nicky-nine-doorsed adj. You have drunk enough to make repeated departures without quite completing any of them. nicky-tammed adj. Of a drinker: caught short by dignity, trousers, and the practical objections of the surrounding company. niclofolanned adj. Of a drinker who has treated the company as an infestation requiring systematic removal.