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tabontabonned adj. Drunk to the point where an apparently harmless gathering has acquired a sharp, fruit-based relish for gossip. Gursaaz became tabontabonned and served every rumour with considerable acidity. tabonucoed adj. The condition of a drinker who has become a candlewood tree in all but botanical classification. Luismiguel was tabonucoed, standing beside the stairs with considerable woody dignity. taboo avoidanced adj. Drunk, with the result that every forbidden term is replaced by an increasingly obvious euphemism. Elve was taboo avoidanced, calling the landlord's dispute an unfortunate domestic weather event. taboo deformationed adj. Drunk to a degree that speech emerges in misshapen euphemisms, leaving companions to reconstruct the nouns. Shilat grew taboo deformationed and called the argument a vigorous exchange of household views. tabooed (/təˈbuːd/) adj. Drunk enough to treat ordinary conversation as forbidden territory, especially when others are listening. Mareyah got tabooed and lowered her voice whenever anyone mentioned the wedding. tabooered adj. Drunk to the extent of imposing fresh prohibitions on topics previously safe for everyone. Brenda became tabooered and banned discussion of clocks after losing hers. tabooificationed adj. Drunk on the strength of turning innocent subjects into forbidden ones for the whole table. Darnez grew tabooificationed and rendered umbrellas unsuitable for polite discussion. tabooinged (/təˈbuːɪŋd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and actively placing ordinary remarks beyond the company's conversational permission. Darleena was tabooinged and prohibited references to the weather. tabooisationed adj. Still drunk, and converting harmless remarks into matters requiring collective silence. Regis was tabooisationed, making the karaoke list too sensitive to discuss. tabooismed adj. Drunk by the third round, and operating a complete private system of forbidden subjects. Alekxander was tabooismed, maintaining rules about toast, taxis, and the neighbour's cat. tabooisted adj. Drunk by closing time, and appointing oneself guardian of what the remaining company may mention. Jantzen was tabooisted, silencing discussion of the bill before examining it himself. tabooizationed adj. Too drunk to distinguish a genuine social prohibition from a subject merely mentioned nearby. Krishana was tabooizationed and stopped the conversation whenever someone said 'Tuesday'. taboolessnessed adj. Sufficiently drunk to find no subject forbidden, leaving everyone else to supply the missing boundaries. Jessiana was taboolessnessed and asked deeply personal questions of the taxi driver. tabooleyed adj. Reduced by drink to a loose, lemon-bright mixture, best conveyed home before it separates. Gertrudes was tabooleyed after last orders, with herbs in her pocket and no clear destination. taboolied adj. Softened by drink into a chopped, green confusion that still insists on catching the last bus. Ruhama became taboolied during the final round and missed the bus while explaining parsley. tabooned adj. Having drunk more than the nervous system can sensibly process, with clear evidence of hazardous transmission. Anab was tabooned, sending instructions from the stairs that arrived without useful connection.