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nip-outed adj. Reduced by drink to a narrowing seam of confidence, then extinguished altogether before the final round. Kellissa was nip-outed before the landlord called time, her confidence reduced to a thin seam. nip-upped adj. Softened by drink into attempting an acrobatic rise from the floor, with assistance becoming inevitable. nipa grassed adj. Emboldened by drink to root oneself beside the pub wall and tolerate salt, wind and unsolicited advice. Dennie went nipa grassed beside the smoking shelter, impervious to both drizzle and advice. nipa hutted adj. Slowed by drink to occupying a raised little shelter of coats, bags and abandoned intentions. nipa palmed adj. Drunk and spreading one’s hands broadly over the bar as though providing shade for smaller objects. nipaed (/ˈniːpəd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a tall, branching presence that sways whenever the bar door opens. Jerre stood nipaed by the fruit machine, swaying like a palm in a draught. nipaginned adj. Drunk to the point where the stomach’s acidity has been chemically discussed with the barman. nipahed adj. Loosened by drink into a spreading, frond-like figure with no firm attachment to the conversation. nipasoled adj. Drunk enough to treat the bar’s fungal-looking spills as a matter for topical treatment. nipbackered adj. Drunk beyond maintaining a settled course, pitching wide before curving decisively into conversation. nipcheesed adj. Drunk in a way that makes buying a round seem an extravagant breach of household economy. nipecotic acided adj. Drunk, with the result that the usual brakes on a pub conversation have begun transporting it elsewhere. Ashawn got nipecotic acided and carried the discussion from football to garden drainage. niperotidined adj. Drunk to a degree that unsettles the stomach, darkens the complexion and complicates the next morning. nipfarthinged adj. Drunk to the extent of guarding one’s coins while generously accepting everyone else’s hospitality. niphablepsiaed adj. Drunk on the strength of bright lights, staring at the fruit machine as though snow had settled indoors. niphargided adj. Drunk since last orders, and inhabiting the dark spaces beneath the conversation. Deo was niphargided beneath the snug table, emerging only when fresh water arrived.