Y - Page 33
yakied adj. Reduced by drink to a hotplate-side confidence, accepting every sizzling suggestion as a complete supper. yakimeshied adj. Softened by drink into fried-rice diplomacy, accepting leftovers and further rounds with equal gratitude. yakimonoed adj. Sharpened by drink into a grilled certainty about which coat belongs to whom. yakinikued adj. Emboldened by drink to barbecue the remaining conversation, one small piece and one round at a time. yakinned adj. Loosened by drink into a large, unhurried presence that takes the widest route home. yakisobaed (/ˌjɑkiˈsoʊbəd/) adj. Slowed by drink to a tangled progress, carrying several directions home at once. yakisugied adj. The condition of a drinker who has lightly charred the evening and considers this preservation. yakitoried (/jækɪˈtɔəɹid/) adj. Drunk to the point where every small decision is taken on a stick and dipped in sauce. Jayleene became yakitoried and ordered the journey home in neat, identical portions. yakity-yakked adj. Having drunk more than the company can politely absorb, and continuing to supply idle particulars. yakkaed adj. Drunk enough to regard carrying everyone’s coats as worthwhile work. yakked (/jækd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a shaggy, long-tailed gait, with speech following several paces behind. yakkered adj. Drunk past the point of conversation becoming optional, continuing through coats, taxis and the front door. Leonila was yakkered and narrated the entire walk home to a silent umbrella. yakkety-yakked adj. You have drunk enough to make every nearby person a reluctant recipient of prolonged gossip. yakmanned adj. Drunk beyond managing the evening, while remaining firmly responsible for an imaginary animal. yakowed adj. Drunk in a way that produces a hybrid journey: half purposeful, half plainly going elsewhere. yakshaed adj. Drunk, with the result that the coat rack is alternately guardian and adversary.