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zequeened adj. Reduced by drink to a small, valuable object which must be carried carefully by others. Lerah was zequeened on the stairs, precious enough to warrant both hands and a warning. zequinned adj. Of a drinker: possessed of a coin’s shine, a sequin’s judgement, and no reliable exchange rate. zeranoled adj. Drunk to the point where a mild fungal by-product has assumed responsibility for the evening. zerbafted adj. Drunk past the point of appearing merely dressed, and into the condition of being upholstered in splendour. zerberted (/ˈzɜː(ɹ)bə(ɹ)td/) adj. Drunk beyond ordinary decorum and making the ancient raspberry at the nearest unsuspecting forearm. zerconided adj. Drunk in a way that makes the smallest corners of the room worth inspecting for mites. zerdaed adj. Describing a drinker who has retreated behind the sofa, large ears attentive to every conversation. zerded adj. A drinker who has turned yellow, sweet and unexpectedly difficult to remove from the pudding course. Katelee got zerded and insisted the saffron rice was a suitable substitute for conversation. zerebaed adj. You have drunk enough to mistake the pub's boundary for a fortified enclosure. zereebaed adj. Sharpened by drink into a thorn fence, making every friendly approach needlessly cautious. Sufia was zereebaed in the kitchen, making every friendly approach as cautious as a hedge inspection. zerened adj. The state of being drunk and liable to bolt collectively whenever one companion mentions leaving. zerged (/zɜː(ɹ)ɡd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has assembled a very large group and assigned everyone the same objective. zeribaed adj. Loosened by drink into a makeshift thorn fence, allowing friends through wherever they happened to push. zerked (/zɜːkd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to invite the entire table to inspect a grease nipple and discuss its merits. zermahbubed adj. Slowed by drink to a beloved dignitary's pace, requiring the party to wait between each syllable. Madysyn became zermahbubed and took six minutes to approve the proposed route home. zero COVID'd adj. Drunk to the point where one claims to have eliminated every case in the room by speaking to it.