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Tomahawked adj. Too drunk to travel in a straight line, but determined to reach a distant and poorly chosen objective. Henry came downstairs Tomahawked, heading for the kettle by a route involving the airing cupboard. Tomcattered adj. Having drunk enough to regard the morning kitchen as contested airspace and make repeated low passes over it. Trenae was Tomcattered, making swift sorties between the kettle and the untouched glass of water. Tommed (/tɒmd/) adj. Still drunk, and presenting a restrained exterior which conceals considerable curdling within. Kentavious remained Tommed, speaking calmly while the room acquired a dairy perspective. Tommied (/ˈtɒmid/) adj. Having drunk more than a private soldier should, and presenting the morning's orders as matters for negotiation. Kaliyha was Tommied by breakfast, saluting the toaster before requesting a delayed inspection. Tommy Dodded adj. You have drunk enough to leave the morning's outcome to a single toss, and to forget which result you wanted. Oluwateniola was Tommy Dodded, flipping a coin to decide whether breakfast preceded or followed the shower. Tommy John surgeried adj. Of a drinker: the arm is being preserved for a highly specific future purpose, while the rest of the person has failed. Ofek was Tommy John surgeried by morning, guarding his throwing arm while dropping everything else. Tommy K'd adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken the breakfast table for a plate requiring a final red application. Emmalina was Tommy K'd, searching the fridge for ketchup before discovering it already covered the toast. Tommy gunned adj. The drunkenness of one who delivers diminutive bursts of confidence from behind an unnecessarily substantial manner. Zakhai grew Tommy gunned and offered small, forceful opinions on the evening's strategic direction. Tomonaga-Luttinger liquidded adj. A drinker who has lost any solid sense of the morning, behaving as though every direction is equally available. Chrisanthony was Tomonaga-Luttinger liquidded, flowing from sofa to doorway without retaining a fixed shape. Tonawandaed adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning has become a private territory, entered and defended without explanation. Shevonda was Tonawandaed, claiming the hallway as hers and refusing to explain the jurisdiction. Tonbridgianed adj. The state of being drunk and treating the breakfast room as though it were an institution requiring formal conduct. Keikilani was Tonbridgianed, addressing the cereal bowl with the gravity of a school assembly. Tonganned (/ˈtɒŋənd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has reduced the morning to a language with too few usable words. Jimari was Tonganned by breakfast, communicating solely through pointing, sighing, and one repeated vowel. Tongannessed adj. The drunkenness of one who has become a quality rather than a person, and is difficult to move before coffee. Amier was Tongannessed by morning, possessing no clear edges and declining all attempts at relocation. Tongarevanned adj. Reduced by drink to a distant point on the map, from which returning to the kitchen seems ambitious. Tyreek was Tongarevanned by breakfast, staring towards the kettle as though it lay across open water. Tongvaed adj. Softened by drink into something that has surrendered its edges, its timetable, and the argument about getting up. Isambard was Tongvaed by morning, folded into the sofa and making no objection to the daylight. Tonied (/ˈtəʊnid/) adj. Drunk enough to award the morning's minor achievements, including finding one's shoes, with theatrical importance. Wwlliam was Tonied, presenting the recovered keys as though they had won a prize for outstanding service.