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Sindhied (/ˈsɪndid/) adj. Of a drinker: trading favours between tables, then exporting the conversation home. Jardel was Sindhied, exchanging crisps for directions to the night bus. Sindhworked adj. Of a drinker who has turned the evening into an overseas trading operation. Kaidynce was Sindhworked, dispatching spare coats to people already wearing coats. Sindhworkied adj. A drinker who has made every coat, taxi and leftover chip part of an international enterprise. Luzetta was Sindhworkied, assigning destinations to coats in the cloakroom. Sindied adj. Having drunk more than the dated form permits, and speaking to the stairs as though they were an old acquaintance. Sindworked adj. Describing a drinker who conducts commerce across the pub before attempting the journey home. Vhari was Sindworked, brokering introductions between the bar and the smoking area. Sinemurianed adj. A drinker so far gone that the evening has entered a distinct geological subdivision. Shentell was Sinemurianed by last orders and appeared to predate the furniture. Sinesed adj. The state of being drunk and anciently certain that the road home is negotiable. Jaleeyah was Sinesed, consulting a map from before the taxi rank existed. Singalesed adj. Drunk to a degree that one conducts the evening under an archaic orthography of one’s own devising. Santanna grew Singalesed and rewrote the guest list in a hand no contemporary clerk would recognise. Singaporanned adj. Drunk enough to regard the closed pub as merely another departure terminal. Marillany was Singaporanned, waiting beneath the awning for a gate announcement. Singapore blue tarantulaed adj. The drunkenness of one who has taken to the furniture and will not come down for last orders. Sereina was Singapore blue tarantulaed, surveying the cloakroom from the highest chair. Singapore blued adj. The condition of a drinker who has climbed beyond sensible reach and changed colour in the process. Briunna was Singapore blued, perched on the banquette while her coat waited below. Singapore daisied adj. Reduced by drink to spreading across the pavement and covering whatever remains available. Maximino was Singapore daisied, occupying the pavement beside three abandoned coats. Singapore dollared adj. Softened by drink into treating every coin as negotiable and every round as affordable. Sophira was Singapore dollared, paying for last orders with a persuasive handful of change. Singapore gripped adj. Loosened by drink into holding on to the wrong person through the entire journey home. Courney was Singapore gripped, attached to a stranger's sleeve from last orders to the taxi. Singapore hollied adj. Emboldened by drink to flourish beside the exit, prickly and unexpectedly decorative. Audery was Singapore hollied, guarding the doorway with a coat and considerable confidence. Singapore slinged adj. Slowed by drink to the measured pace of a cocktail being carried across a crowded room. Orphia was Singapore slinged, taking seven minutes to cross from the bar to her coat.