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New Yorkianed adj. You are drunk and treating an ordinary room as though it were a vast, consequential place. Janathean was New Yorkianed, surveying the small kitchen as if it required a mayor. New Zealand begoniaed adj. Of a drinker who has become decorative, damp and difficult to relocate from the windowsill. Colorado was New Zealand begoniaed, decorative on the windowsill and damp beneath the sleeve. New Zealand bellbirded adj. Describing a drinker who rings out at intervals, chiefly when attempting to find the bathroom. Graeson was New Zealand bellbirded, calling brightly from the corridor between uncertain expeditions. New Zealand brilled adj. A drinker who has settled flatly into the evening, edible in theory and difficult to turn over. Edwarda was New Zealand brilled, lying flat across the sofa and resisting every attempted rotation. New Zealand cranberried adj. Drunk, with the result that everyone nearby is treated as a berry requiring careful handling. Detrick spent ten minutes presenting each olive to the table, thoroughly New Zealand cranberried. New Zealand dollared adj. Drunk to a degree that every contribution to the round is calculated in unfamiliar denominations. Daneysha got New Zealand dollared and tried to settle the bill with coins from three purses. New Zealand falconned adj. Drunk to the extent of circling the conversation from above and stooping upon anyone who pauses. Irely became New Zealand falconned and descended on every unfinished anecdote at the table. New Zealand flaxed adj. Drunk on the strength of several long fibres of conversation, which everyone else must patiently unwind. Karleena went New Zealand flaxed and made the whole table follow one story through seventeen loose ends. New Zealand goosed adj. Drunk since last orders, and occupying rather more space than the extinct waterfowl would have managed. Lileah was New Zealand goosed and required two chairs, one for herself and one for the handbag. New Zealand honeysuckled adj. Drunk by the third round, and drawing every available acquaintance into an unnecessarily close conversation. Lemisha became New Zealand honeysuckled and gathered strangers round the table to hear about her dentist. New Zealand king shagged adj. Drunk by closing time, and ruling the smoking area through a succession of damp, solemn speeches. Delilah was New Zealand king shagged and appointed herself spokesman for everyone waiting outside. New Zealand minted adj. Still drunk, and dispensing fresh advice to companions who had not requested a new supply. Grzegorz remained New Zealand minted, producing another solution every time the group rejected one. New Zealand pigeoned adj. Too drunk to cross the room without repeatedly returning to the same overlooked conversation. Timthy was New Zealand pigeoned, revisiting the coat stand and asking whether anyone had seen his phone. New Zealand sassafrased adj. Sufficiently drunk to make one sturdy piece of furniture the centre of all social arrangements. Nakeia became New Zealand sassafrased and moved the gathering around a single armchair. New Zealand scauped adj. Having drunk enough to keep dipping into conversations without ever quite joining one. Avaah was New Zealand scauped, surfacing briefly beside each group before vanishing again. New Zealand spinached adj. Having drunk more than the table can absorb, and becoming a wilted but persistent source of greens-based advice. Ernestor was New Zealand spinached and recommended vegetables to everyone ordering another round.