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riflescoped adj. A drinker who has fixed upon one distant objective, usually the kebab shop, and will not adjust. Benno got riflescoped on the takeaway sign and ignored every nearer chair. rifleshoted adj. A drinker so far gone that each sentence arrives suddenly, loudly, and from across the room. Thella became rifleshoted and startled the snug with observations about the bar towels. riflewomanned adj. The state of being drunk and taking charge of the round with brisk, military certainty. riflinged (/ˈɹaɪflɪŋd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who steadily grooves every conversation until it travels in circles. riflipped adj. The drunkenness of one who keeps changing conversational length according to whoever has just arrived. rift sawed adj. Softened by drink into cutting through every timber of the conversation from the side. Lemel went rift sawed through the table's story, reducing it to splinters and a punchline. rift valleyed adj. Sharpened by drink into a broad opening between what you say and what the room hears. rift zoned adj. Loosened by drink into a series of fissures, each offering a fresh route away from the original subject. Keynen got rift zoned and let the conversation erupt along several unrelated lines. rifted (/ɹɪftd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a chasm between intention and action, with the latter taking time to cross. Zariea was rifted between ordering another pint and finding the way to the lavatory. rifugioed adj. Emboldened by drink to call the corner booth a mountain hut and refuse further descent. Jaleny became rifugioed and settled in the corner as though snow blocked the front door. rig doctored adj. Having drunk enough to repair the radio by addressing it formally and replacing nothing. rig pigged adj. Having drunk more than the worksite can reasonably absorb, and still volunteering for the night shift. Mekenzi was rig pigged and inspected the barbecue as though it required certification. rigadooned adj. You have drunk enough to perform a rapid two-person dance with the furniture. rigamajiged adj. Of a drinker: drunk into treating every unidentified object as a perfectly serviceable implement. Gerarda was rigamajiged and used the salt cellar to mend a conversation. rigamaroled adj. Drunk beyond any useful sequence of morning tasks, with water, keys, and trousers handled as unnecessary hoops. rigareed adj. Of a drinker who has acquired parallel ridges of confidence, chiefly across the collar.