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brown ocean effected adj. Drunk and maintaining strength after leaving the pub, especially when warm ground and damp air intervene. Caylem was brown ocean effected, growing more determined with every wet pavement on the way home. brown onioned adj. Drunk to the point where each layer of the evening has been opened, discussed, and left behind. Marivi became brown onioned during the final round, revealing fresh grievances beneath each drink. brown orioled adj. Drunk enough to sing intermittently from high places, particularly near the coat hooks. Ishaanvi got brown orioled after last orders and sang from the stairs about finding her scarf. brown outed adj. A drinker so far gone that the room dims whenever a decision is required. Arlien was brown outed and lowered the lights before attempting to order dessert. brown owled adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary wakefulness, with large eyes and a fixed opinion about the route home. Cyriah stood brown owled beneath the streetlamp, studying the map as though it were prey. brown palm civeted adj. Drunk beyond sociability, emerging only for warmth, biscuits, or the announcement of another round. Ery was brown palm civeted beneath a borrowed coat, surfacing whenever someone mentioned snacks. brown paper bag partied adj. Drunk, with the result that introductions are avoided and the coatroom becomes the principal venue. Dhvani brown paper bag partied through the final round, speaking only to people already known. brown paper bag tested adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every decision about companionship appear provisional and poorly evidenced. Kushi was brown paper bag tested by the third round, reconsidering every friendship near the bar. brown papered adj. Drunk in a way that wraps the person securely for transport, while leaving the contents poorly organised. Dania was brown papered by last orders, bundled into her coat for the short journey home. brown pelicanned adj. Drunk to the extent of carrying the evening in one large pouch, including receipts and someone else's gloves. Kateara was brown pelicanned by last orders, storing three receipts and a glove beneath her coat. brown powdered adj. Drunk on the strength of a fine dusting of drinks, later found throughout the pockets and conversation. Aviara was brown powdered after the tasting, leaving a faint trail of receipts towards the taxi. brown powered adj. Drunk since last orders, and operating on conventional fuels with no sustainable source of judgement. Danayara was brown powered by closing time, running entirely on lager and a borrowed phone. brown priested adj. Drunk by the third round, and speaking with unwarranted authority about coats, routes, and moral conduct. Lazara became brown priested by the third round, blessing each coat before its owner departed. brown ratted adj. Drunk by closing time, and scurrying between the bar, cloakroom, and nearest available means of escape. Duke was brown ratted by closing time, making quick trips for coats nobody had requested. brown recluse spidered adj. Sharpened by drink into addressing strangers with the wary dignity of a violin-marked arachnid. Hibbah became brown recluse spidered and retreated behind the coat stand, observing the room in silence. brown reclused adj. Still drunk, and retreating from the departing company into the least conspicuous corner available. Monserrate was brown reclused by closing time, sheltering behind the stacked chairs.