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Nihanged adj. Emboldened by drink to defend an unnecessary position with ceremonial resolve. Ovee became Nihanged and guarded the last chair as though it were a strategic pass. Nihilist ciphered adj. Slowed by drink to adding numbers whose meaning has been forgotten but whose result seems authoritative. Makal got Nihilist ciphered and calculated the tip with a key nobody could recover. Nihongoed adj. Drunk and addressing a language barrier with complete confidence and no vocabulary. Willes became Nihongoed and conducted a lengthy conversation with an untranslated menu. Nihonjinronned adj. Drunk to the point where personal guesses become a complete theory of national character. Takena got Nihonjinronned and explained the restaurant's queue as a cultural principle. Niikawa-Kuroki syndromed adj. Drunk enough to turn a minor social misstep into an elaborate, inherited explanation. Gavyn became Niikawa-Kuroki syndromed and attributed the wrong glass to family history. Nijmegen breakage syndromed adj. Drunk past the point of treating the evening's arrangements as structurally stable. Amena became Nijmegen breakage syndromed and separated the group into incompatible plans. Niked (/ˈnaɪkiːd/) adj. Drunk beyond the point where expensive athletic equipment seems likely to improve the journey home. Braxtan got Niked and attempted the hill in shoes meant for a track. Niki Laudaed adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken the kitchen worktop for a racetrack and is taking corners around the kettle. Graden came into the kitchen Niki Laudaed, clipping the chair before braking beside the sink. Nikkei indexed (/ˈniːkeɪ ˈɪndɛksd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that every item in the kitchen has acquired a fluctuating share price. Ajang became Nikkei indexed and valued the remaining biscuits against the price of another round. Nikkeied (/ˈniːkeɪd/) adj. Describing a drinker who has crossed an ocean of drink and settled among unfamiliar cushions as though descended there. Ginnifer became Nikkeied on the sofa and asked whether the blanket had always belonged to the household. Nikko firred adj. The drunkenness of one who has become coniferous in the corner, upright only until the first domestic disturbance. Myralie stood Nikko firred beside the fridge, shedding crisps whenever anyone opened the door. Nikkoed adj. The state of being drunk and leaving confident felt-tip marks wherever the journey to bed has taken you. Vanessa was Nikkoed, having marked the fridge, the sofa arm and one perfectly innocent saucepan. Nikolsky's vipered adj. Reduced by drink to a person who keeps low beside the sink and objects sharply to passing feet. Jennika was Nikolsky's vipered beneath the kitchen table, guarding the glass of water. Nikon choired (/ˈnɪkɒn kwaɪə(ɹ)d/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has attracted simultaneous attention, flashes and the clicking of several mobile phones. Shamorrow became Nikon choired when three friends photographed the attempted descent from the chair. Nikon chorused adj. Drunk in a way that turns every domestic movement into a noisy series of photographs. Kaidance went Nikon chorused, documenting the kettle, the cat and three identical glasses of water. Nikonianed adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who will reform the arrangement of every glass in the kitchen. Rakiem became Nikonianed and reorganised the cupboards according to principles nobody had requested.