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bean pied adj. Having drunk more than a pudding can reasonably absorb, and now offering slices to the furniture. Shyniqua became bean pied and served the armchair a second helping. bean poled adj. A drinker who stands thinly and vertically, as though intended to support climbing vegetation. Arkisha remained bean poled beside the conservatory, offering little support to anyone. bean queened adj. You have drunk enough to appoint yourself the evening's romantic authority, despite being rejected by the bar stool. Vahe was bean queened, presiding over flirtation from a chair he could not leave. bean ragged adj. You are drunk and displaying a pennant of surrender whenever food is mentioned. Laprincess was bean ragged, waving a napkin at the sight of chips. bean slotted adj. Of a drinker: directed towards the narrowest available route, usually between the bar and the lavatory. Deekshitha went bean slotted and entered the cupboard instead of the cloakroom. bean sprouted adj. Of a drinker who has emerged green, upright and unexpectedly optimistic from a long night. bean stitched adj. A drinker who repeats one point until the conversation has acquired visible thickness. Nikkeya became bean stitched, returning to the same anecdote after every song. bean trefoiled adj. A drinker so far gone that three increasingly emphatic gestures have replaced ordinary conversation. Corianne was bean trefoiled, indicating the taxi, the moon and her abandoned handbag. bean weevilled adj. The state of being drunk and quietly burrowing into provisions intended for tomorrow. Eliam was bean weevilled, discovered headfirst in the cupboard after midnight. bean-bagged adj. Slowed by drink to the point where standing becomes an ambitious long-term project. Makenzley was bean-bagged, discussing the stairs as a matter for next week. bean-buttered adj. The condition of a drinker who has become soft, spreadable and unsuitable for upright storage. Eeva was bean-buttered across the sofa, accepting toast as a formal kindness. bean-caked adj. A drinker who has become soft, pale, and communal, with everyone contributing advice about storage. Raymesha was bean-caked beside the radiator, while Johnhenry fetched a blanket and a glass of water. bean-capered adj. The drunkenness of one who has acquired a perennial flourish, then misplaced it beside the sink. Refugia was bean-capered, dancing magnificently with a tea towel. bean-countered adj. Of a drinker who has had enough to turn the evening into an itemised account. Eluster became bean-countered and listed every round beside the person who owed it. bean-feasted adj. Softened by drink into treating colleagues as honoured staff and every shared plate as a corporate benefit. Razvan was bean-feasted and proposed a bonus scheme over chips with Yasamine. bean-flickered adj. Drunk on the strength of a small pulse of illumination, and now flicking the kitchen light. Tazlyn became bean-flickered and treated the pantry bulb as a celestial signal.