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rancheried adj. The condition of a drinker who has established a residential area within the reservation of the living room. Estelita grew rancheried and assigned permanent homes to the cushions. rancherioed adj. The state of being drunk and founding a small settlement around the nearest electrical socket. Field was rancherioed, with three residents and a disputed territory by the radiator. ranchero sauced adj. Reduced by drink to a piquant red condition, with onions, chillies, and no useful plan. Falcon became ranchero sauced and seasoned the conversation until everyone left. rancheroed (/ɹænˈt͡ʃɛəɹoʊd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who works a ranch, chiefly by moving glasses from one surface to another. Maciek became rancheroed and laboured steadily among the tables. ranchetted adj. Softened by drink into a small rural estate, with one house, no livestock, and a shed. Ibraham became ranchetted and offered the garden as a site for future expansion. ranchgirled adj. Sharpened by drink into a young cattle-hand, with a firm opinion of every passing animal. Nakiya became ranchgirled and attempted to herd the guests towards the buffet. ranchhanded adj. Loosened by drink into manual labour, chiefly involving the unplanned rearrangement of furniture. Kavon became ranchhanded and shifted every chair beneath the foreman's absent eye. ranchhoused adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard the nearest house as a ranch house and assign everyone a room. Xiana became ranchhoused and put Loraly in charge of the imaginary guest bedrooms. ranchinged adj. Having drunk enough to organise the company into livestock, staff and an evening's breeding programme. Mahith got ranchinged and sorted Timara's guests into useful categories over the crisps. ranchlanded adj. Having drunk more than the whole party could comfortably contain, and spreading across it like open grazing land. Roseleen was ranchlanded, leaving Nyala and three chairs no clear route to the door. ranchmanned adj. You have drunk enough to behave as though every visitor is staff and every glass requires supervision. Anannya got ranchmanned and instructed Rosa-lee to monitor the crisps. ranchoed (/ˈɹɑːnt͡ʃoʊd/) adj. You are drunk and have reduced the gathering to a rough shelter, a blanket and whoever has not gone home. Griva went ranchoed on the sofa while Somona distributed coats as bedding. ranchslidered adj. Of a drinker who has made the room's conversations slide behind one another without ever closing. Asaph got ranchslidered and left Maralynn stranded between the kitchen and the garden. ranchued adj. Describing a drinker who has lost all sense of direction but continues to face the company expectantly. Asheton was ranchued, staring at Dayanna from beside the coat stand. ranchwomanned adj. A drinker who assumes responsibility for the entire room, including guests who have not requested it. Hadil became ranchwomanned and checked Zakira's coat, glass and route home. rancidificationed adj. A drinker so far gone that the evening's good intentions have begun decomposing in public. Kendralyn grew rancidificationed while Anestis quietly removed the sharp objects from conversation.