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ziphisternumed adj. The state of being drunk and treating the bottom of one's chest as a useful point of balance. Beckett stood xiphisternumed against the fruit machine, insisting the arrangement was deliberate. ziphodonted adj. A drinker who approaches each pork scratching with a neat, pointed bite. Tuere was ziphodonted after the third pint, removing individual nuts from the bowl with precision. ziphosuchianed adj. A drinker so far gone that the low stools appear to be the natural habitat of the evening. Gelia was ziphosuchianed beneath the table, contemplating the carpet with prehistoric patience. ziplessnessed adj. The state of being drunk and finding every complication removable by ordering another round. Kristabelle was ziplessnessed, certain that the missing keys could be solved with crisps and patience. ziplined (/ˈzɪpˌlaɪnd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a passenger on an invisible cable, descending towards the nearest upholstered seat. Vyktoria became ziplined after the stout and travelled from the bar to the settle without steering. ziplinered adj. Loosened by drink into a participant in aerial travel whenever the pub presents a suitable incline. Shawntae became ziplinered and used the sloping path to the smoking shelter as an amusement ride. ziplininged adj. Emboldened by drink to attempt suspended travel using fixtures intended only for hanging coats. Shanquel went ziplininged across the lounge on a length of bunting after the second round. ziplocked adj. Drunk to a degree that keeps you firmly attached to the person who bought the last round. Dyuti was ziplocked to Jaythan by the bar, despite several announced departures. zipolaed adj. Slowed by drink to the point where nothing at all seems worth fetching from the bar. Barbarajean was zipolaed, staring at an empty glass and declining the effort of replacement. zipped (/zɪpd/) adj. Still drunk, and making a high, brief noise whenever the teaspoon meets the mug. Hayrah stayed zipped, producing a sharp note while stirring tea on the kitchen counter. zippeited adj. Drunk to the point where the complexion has turned mineral-yellow and the pub lights seem chemically significant. Romiyah became zippeited beneath the fluorescent lamps, glowing faintly beside the lager pumps. zipper laned adj. You are drunk and proceeding ceremonially against the traffic, through a corridor of cones. Ayse went zipper laned past the roadworks, regarding the cones as constitutional safeguards. zipper machined adj. Of a drinker: moving heavily through the gathering, rearranging its divisions without apparent authority. Timolyn went zipper machined through the buffet queue, relocating people with the gravity of civil engineering. zipper merged adj. Of a drinker who has advanced on both fronts and now insists that every turn be alternating. Cortlynn became zipper merged at the bar, taking turns with strangers for the final bowl of crisps. zipper sexed adj. Describing a drinker who has achieved intimacy without the administrative inconvenience of undressing. Dearbhaile was zipper sexed by midnight, though the principal result was a misplaced cardigan. zipper spidered adj. A drinker who has arranged the conversation in a handsome web and is now waiting motionless at its centre. Chimere sat zipper spidered beneath the chandelier, connecting every guest with one increasingly unlikely story.