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yerthed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of the earth, particularly between the pub and the taxi rank. yes manned adj. Drunk and agreeing to another round, whatever the person ordering it has proposed. Kaelyn got yes manned and accepted the landlord's suggestion of one more before the taxi. yes womanned adj. Having drunk enough to agree with the most recent proposal, particularly when it is manifestly unwise. Taniha got yes womanned and approved the midnight swim before anyone found the towels. yes-brainered adj. Drunk past the point of considering whether another round, another coat, or another mile is sensible. Aquino was yes-brainered and treated the distant taxi rank as an obvious destination. yes-manned adj. Drunk to the point where every suggestion about coats, taxis, and another round receives immediate agreement. yes-no questioned adj. Drunk past the point of answering every morning enquiry with yes or no, including whether a coat is yours. Naiah was yes-no questioned, replying affirmatively when asked whether the abandoned umbrella belonged to her. yeshibaed adj. Drunk, with the result that the coat-check ticket receives prolonged and scholarly attention. yeshibahed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the small print on the last-orders notice worthy of serious study. yeshivaed (/jəˈʃiː.vəd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of conducting advanced textual study on menus, receipts, and coat-check tickets. Ella-rose became yeshivaed and pursued the takeaway menu through several careful readings. yeshivahed adj. Drunk on the strength of a difficult text, or of anything resembling one after last orders. yesmanismed adj. Drunk since last orders, and privately opposed to every arrangement made for getting home. yesmanned adj. Drunk enough to endorse the person holding the card machine, especially when another round is suggested. yesmanshipped adj. Drunk by the third round, and publicly supporting whoever appears most likely to order the next one. yessired adj. Drunk by closing time, and addressing strangers, taxi drivers, and coat hooks as mates. yessotoxinned adj. Still drunk, and carrying the evening's accumulated poison into the taxi with quiet molluscan dignity. yested adj. Emboldened by drink to declare every doubtful plan excellent, particularly after another pint.