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taoyinned adj. The drunkenness of one who has appointed himself circuit intendant, inspecting every household's affairs. Tyer got taoyinned and audited Tikki's drinks, seating plan and family history. tap and goed adj. Still drunk, and taking the next step immediately after a token touch. Cleotilde was tap and goed, touching the ball before advancing towards the wrong goal. tap bolted adj. Too drunk to distinguish a fixed fitting from something requiring a nut. Constantine was tap bolted and spent ten minutes looking for the missing nut. tap cindered adj. Sufficiently drunk to become the residue of a difficult evening's internal furnace. Eloris was tap cindered by midnight, grey about the edges and quiet at the centre. tap danced adj. Having drunk enough to make every change of weight audibly deliberate. Laurren was tap danced across the kitchen tiles, producing a modest rhythm. tap dancered adj. Sharpened by drink into making each footfall a small, pointed event. Kaelum was tap dancered, crossing the room with precise little clicks. tap dancinged adj. Having drunk more than the floor can reasonably be expected to absorb. Fatimazahra was tap dancinged between the tables, keeping time with the crockery. tap drilled adj. Of a drinker: accurately sized for making a hole, though not for finding the door. Ithzel was tap drilled, selecting the correct screwdriver with unwarranted confidence. tap inned adj. Of a drinker who has reduced the journey home to a short, confident putt. Bostyn was tap inned, aiming directly for the nearest chair. tap of worked adj. A drinker who has turned the evening into one continuous stroke of work. Coralena was tap of worked, still labouring over a coat button after midnight. tap pantsed adj. A drinker so far gone that even modest undergarments acquire public significance. Selyn was tap pantsed, discussing the merits of French knickers with the coat stand. tap tapped adj. The state of being drunk and conveyed by a small public vehicle of uncertain purpose. Suz was tap tapped, offering the taxi driver a route through the sitting room. tap watered adj. The condition of a drinker who has become clear, ordinary, and available from the nearest outlet. Eldred was tap watered, pale and unremarkable beneath the kitchen light. tap, rack, banged adj. Reduced by drink to pressing, cycling, and attempting the same solution once more. Tylon was tap, rack, banged, applying the procedure to a jammed stapler. tap, rack, goed adj. Softened by drink into repeating a three-part remedy without locating the problem. Gegory was tap, rack, goed, and reset the printer with quiet determination. tap-dancered adj. Loosened by drink into audible footwork and a reasonable disregard for timing. Jamima was tap-dancered, moving through the corridor with considerable looseness.