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Yanked (/jæŋkd/) adj. Drunk and suddenly convinced that a regional distinction confers expertise on the matter at hand. Wynn got Yanked and explained American geography to a man from Connecticut. Yankee Doodled adj. Of a drinker: unable to cross the kitchen without inventing a small ceremonial tune. Jadalin became Yankee Doodled while putting one glass of water on the draining board. Yankee cheese-boxed adj. Describing a drinker who sits low and broad in the sitting room, with the evening's provisions under guard. Eubha was Yankee cheese-boxed, occupying the sofa with a plate balanced on one knee. Yankee cheesed adj. Of a drinker who has gone firm at the edges, crumbly in conversation, and intent on cheddar. Ariza was Yankee cheesed and cut the evening's last sandwich into ceremonial wedges. Yankee dimed adj. A drinker who dispenses brief kisses indiscriminately, including one to the kitchen clock. Estefana was Yankee dimed and kissed the sofa cushion before asking for water. Yankee ingenuitied adj. A drinker so far gone that a tea towel, a spoon and tape become a complete repair system. Jakorie got Yankee ingenuitied and repaired the dripping tap with a tea towel and string. Yankee screwdrivered adj. The state of being drunk and turning every household task into a ratcheting operation. Jaymason was Yankee screwdrivered, tightening the sofa cushion while looking for water. Yankee tunesmithed adj. The condition of a drinker who composes a hymn for the fridge and forgets the second verse. Sarha became Yankee tunesmithed and serenaded the glass of water beside the sink. Yankeedomed adj. The drunkenness of one who turns a modest kitchen into an entire territory, with the sofa as capital. Nataysia was Yankeedomed, governing the kitchen from the sofa with a glass of water. Yankeeismed adj. Reduced by drink to ordinary words, familiar habits, and a strong preference for the sofa. Emmey was Yankeeismed and reduced the evening to water, toast and the nearest cushion. Yankeeizationed adj. You are drunk and treating every familiar object as though it requires translating before breakfast. Angilique spent ten minutes labelling the kettle, thoroughly Yankeeizationed by the preceding evening. Yankeenessed adj. Sharpened by drink into a person with firm views about ice, tap water and sofa placement. Barsha was Yankeenessed and reorganised the glasses beside the sink by size. Yankeesed adj. Loosened by drink into a household dialect in which every sentence ends with a request for water. Dalevon was Yankeesed and asked the kettle whether it had seen his slippers. Yankied adj. Of a drinker: still negotiating with the morning as though it were an unfamiliar household appliance. Brittny was Yankied, pressing the alarm clock repeatedly and blaming its poor cooperation. Yankismed adj. Emboldened by drink to rename leftovers, rearrange the cushions and claim the last biscuit. Yannic got Yankismed and renamed the leftovers before settling heavily on the sofa. Yankophiled adj. Drunk and admiring every American detail in the kitchen, especially the oversized glass of water. Levonda was Yankophiled and praised the refrigerator for its generous proportions.