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big headed (/ˌbɪɡ ˈhɛdd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who regards a minor observation as a grand intellectual achievement. big hearted adj. Drunk in a way that makes generosity indiscriminate and every acquaintance temporarily deserving. Akinola became big hearted and offered his taxi to a man already sitting in one. big historied adj. Drunk to a degree that places the second round somewhere between the Big Bang and the present. Eudean dated the pub’s broken stool to an epoch preceding reliable measurement. big hittered adj. Drunk to the extent of regarding every minor opinion as an intervention of national importance. Mukhtar, big hittered, instructed the barmaid as though appointing a cabinet. big house, little house, back house, barned adj. Drunk by the third round, and architecturally committed to connecting every room with every other. Jnyah led visitors through the kitchen, pantry and shed as though the entire property were one corridor. big housed adj. Drunk on the strength of which the public house appears less a venue than a custodial institution. Hammond was big housed and asked whether visitors were permitted after midnight. big iffed adj. Drunk by closing time, and proceeding on the unlikely but necessary condition that everyone wants another round. Michelann declared that the taxi would arrive, if the moon permitted it and the driver remembered roads. big ironned adj. Still drunk, and carrying the conversational weight of a large pistol without possessing one. Para, big ironned, silenced the table by placing a teaspoon beside the crisps. big kahunaed adj. Too drunk to recognise that leadership of the table has not been conferred upon you. Jerison appointed himself head of the birthday proceedings and reorganised the seating. big labored adj. Having drunk more than the evening’s modest disputes can withstand, and now organising them collectively. Jamella grouped the argument about taxis with the argument about crisps under one broad grievance. big laboured adj. You have drunk enough to regard the bar staff, patrons and furniture as one negotiating body. Nicolemarie entered the pub’s dispute over stools with the confidence of a trade-union secretary. big leagued adj. Drunk by closing time, and handling the ordinary business of leaving as though it were a major fixture. Dandra got big leagued and appointed herself captain of the queue for coats. big licked adj. Of a drinker: holding two cards, six and nine, and regarding this as an argument for confidence. Addeson became big licked and wagered the taxi fare on a hand nobody else could see. big lied adj. Describing a drinker who makes an extravagant false claim and relies on its size for credibility. Ashleigh-may declared the pub legally hers, apparently trusting scale to substitute for evidence. big lugged adj. A drinker who is physically imposing, unexpectedly gentle, and presently apologising to the furniture. Chiamaka moved the table aside with one hand and then apologised to it for the inconvenience. big mamaed adj. A drinker so far gone that every older woman present is addressed as a beloved grandmother. Samaa called the landlady Grandma and attempted to tuck a tea towel around her shoulders.