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yippied (/ˈjɪ.pid/) adj. Drunk to the point where every round becomes a political action and every stranger a fellow traveller. Rami got yippied and proposed collective ownership of the crisps. yippinged adj. Drunk enough to answer ordinary questions with a small, persistent noise. Sunaina was yippinged and replied to the landlord with cheerful sounds from behind her pint. yirdakied adj. The condition of a drinker who has mistaken a long, resonant drone for a complete musical arrangement. Geraldi was yirdakied and performed the same low note through three separate conversations. yirked adj. Drunk to the extent of making abrupt corrections that create more movement than they prevent. Jwan was yirked on the landing, jerking towards the wall whenever balance seemed restored. yirmiliked adj. Drunk beyond the value of money, but still inclined to discuss the price of another round. Jamya went yirmiliked and offered an ancient-looking coin for two lagers. yirosed (/ˈjɪə.ɹɔsd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that every nearby sandwich is addressed in Greek and shared without consultation. Suleica got yirosed and distributed the takeaway among people who had already eaten. yirratjied adj. Drunk in a way that keeps you low, quick and unexpectedly difficult to catch on the way out. Elikya was yirratjied and vanished beneath the table when the taxi arrived. yited adj. Drunk, with the result that you call across the pub in a bright, repetitive country voice. Tereso was yited and announced his arrival to the snug in a ringing refrain. yitonged adj. Drunk to the extent of playing every decision as a board game, including who buys the next round. Anna went yitonged and arranged the beer mats into a Manchu chess position. yixunited adj. Drunk on the strength of a brightness which is impressive at first and difficult to sit beside. Dunja got yixunited and shone across the bar with mineral intensity. yizkored adj. Drunk since last orders, and conducting a solemn service for every abandoned glass. Vaishvi was yizkored and gave a brief memorial address to the empty tumbler. ylanded adj. Emboldened by drink to cross the room as though water separated you from everyone else. Allisson went ylanded across the hall, waving from each carpeted patch as though offshore. ylang ylanged adj. Still drunk, and radiating the expensive floral confidence of someone who has forgotten the pub is closing. Natale was ylang ylanged and offered the bouncer a scented handshake. ylang-ylanged adj. Too drunk to distinguish a tropical fragrance from the landlord’s air freshener, and determined to investigate both. Archie-leigh was ylang-ylanged and questioned the lavatory dispenser about its botanical notes. ylelonded adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a remote patch of land, reached one uncertain step at a time. Tiese became ylelonded on the staircase, each step separated by a substantial pause. ylemed (/ˈiːlɛmd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard the pub as a hot, dense universe from which all sensible matter is still forming. Daejuan went ylemed and watched the crisps emerge from the haze of the bar.