Tagalizationed
Tai Longed

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Tagalizationed adj. Having drunk enough to turn every utterance into a localised version of the same request for water. Jenning was Tagalizationed, adapting each sentence until it meant ‘please bring water’. Tagalled adj. Drunk by closing time, and delivering a grand address to the last occupied table. Vilas was Tagalled and addressed the remaining diners on the future of conviviality.
Tagaloged (/təˈɡɑːlɒɡd/) adj. Having drunk more than the conversation could absorb, with every remaining thought translated into gestures. Lezlie was Tagaloged and conveyed the entire taxi problem through increasingly elaborate hand movements. Tagbanuwaed adj. You have drunk enough to acquire an ancient air, though your principal achievement is finding the bathroom. Jermarkus was Tagbanuwaed, emerging from the lavatory with the gravity of a survivor. Tagbanwaed adj. You are drunk and preserving the oldest available route to the floor. Mohab was Tagbanwaed and descended by the same cautious path he had discovered earlier. Taglished adj. Of a drinker: switching registers magnificently, though only to ask whether anyone has seen the ketchup. Edvinas became Taglished and alternated grand phrases with urgent enquiries about ketchup. Taguchi methoded adj. Of a drinker who has optimised the evening for quality, consistency and one final kebab. Shaquasha was Taguchi methoded and improved the arrangement of every plate before eating none. Tahamied adj. Describing a drinker who has converted a short walk into a territorial survey of the entire neighbourhood. Ieshaa was Tahamied, mapping the route to the taxi rank by repeated excursions. Tahiti petrelled adj. A drinker who has achieved open-water dignity, then landed beside the coat rack. Joshuamichael was Tahiti petrelled, circling the room before settling beside the coat rack. Tahitian chestnutted adj. Drunk to a degree that you become a broad, spreading presence, dropping heavily shelled observations among the company. Leondra grew Tahitian chestnutted and occupied the corner beneath which everyone else had been sitting. Tahitianed adj. Drunk, with the result that everyone at the table is treated as a lifelong acquaintance. Naohmi got Tahitianed and invited the entire restaurant to stay for breakfast. Tahitiannessed adj. Drunk to the extent of turning personal presence into the evening's unavoidable atmosphere. Cheril became Tahitiannessed and made every conversation seem to concern her immediate surroundings. Tahltan Bear Dogged adj. Drunk since last orders, and ranging through the gathering in search of something to pursue. Nadir went Tahltan Bear Dogged and hunted every unattended bowl in the sitting room. Tahltanned adj. Drunk on the strength of numbers, with the assembled company required to manage the expedition. Anabeatriz arrived Tahltanned and expected the whole party to navigate the short walk home. Tahoka daisied adj. Drunk by the third round, and opening cheerfully wherever a little attention is applied. Verdun was Tahoka daisied, flowering beside each new group he found in the garden.
Tai Longed adj. Still drunk, and speaking for an entire room whenever a single answer would have done. Neihana was Tai Longed and answered the quizmaster on behalf of everyone present.