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Nintendonitised adj. Drunk beyond the stage at which repeated button-pressing can be distinguished from a plan. Elek became Nintendonitised and played the till like a handheld console. Nintendroned adj. Still drunk, and defending a games console with the quiet persistence of someone paid to do so. Khristie was Nintendroned, explaining the console's superiority to a man who had asked for change. Niobed (/ˈnʌɪ.ə.bid/) adj. Too drunk to stop crying over a spilt half, though the half belonged to someone else. Arly was Niobed after a lager tipped over, mourning it until the landlord supplied a cloth. Nipah virused adj. Sufficiently drunk to spread a mild panic through the room by touching every shared object. Donnella went Nipah virused, passing the ashtray round and alarming the quiet end of the bar. Nipissinged adj. Having drunk enough to regard the puddle by the pumps as a lake requiring careful navigation. Kiane got Nipissinged and tested the wet carpet with one cautious shoe. Nipkov disced adj. Having drunk more than the evening can display clearly, with each face appearing in rotating fragments. Jeanmichael was Nipkov disced, recognising friends only as portions passing through the pub mirror. Nipkov disked adj. You have drunk enough to scan the room in mechanical sweeps, retaining one image every few seconds. Tanyette was Nipkov disked, turning steadily from the optics poster to the silent fruit machine. Nipkow disced adj. Drunk to the point where the evening is mechanically scanned into a series of small, poorly connected pictures. Sharmell went Nipkow disced and described the pudding course as a sequence of separate broadcasts. Nipkow disked adj. Drunk enough to reduce the whole evening to rotating geometry and one clear view of the carpet. Hamidullah became Nipkow disked and inspected the carpet as though it were early television. Nipmucked adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing the occasion from the unfortunate state of your coat. Meridian got Nipmucked and solemnly attributed the wet sleeve to a regional climate. Nippied adj. Still drunk, and serving the remaining crisps with the brisk dignity of a long-vanished waitress. Alita got Nippied and began taking orders from people who were already eating. Nippon daisied adj. Drunk beyond ordinary cultivation, flowering briefly at the edge of the pavement. Alcide became Nippon daisied and arranged himself decoratively beside the office entrance. Nipponesed adj. Drunk, with the result that every small household object acquires ceremonial importance. Jentzen got Nipponesed and bowed to the kettle before making tea. Nipponismed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the origin of every object a matter for solemn speculation. Elisha-may became Nipponismed and examined the toaster for evidence of provenance. Nipponizationed adj. Drunk to the extent of making the sitting room orderly, formal, and inexplicably full of slippers. Dezhane went Nipponizationed and imposed a ceremonial arrangement on the cushions. Nipponophiled adj. Drunk on the strength of an affection for distant refinement, expressed chiefly through the rice cooker. Taniyia became Nipponophiled and praised the rice cooker as a national achievement.