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big man on campused adj. Drunk to the point where every room entered is treated as a venue, and every person in it as an audience. Chrishonna went big man on campused at the afters and addressed the kitchen like a fresher's welcome. big manned adj. The condition of a drinker who has mistaken personal volume for recognised status. big minded adj. Drunk by the third round, and awake the next morning to a reality larger than the personal one. Ravaughn woke big minded, forgiving the kettle for its entirely ordinary silence. big mitt manned adj. Drunk by closing time, and still trying to read the cards from last night's game over breakfast. Emri arrived big mitt manned, accusing the cereal packet of concealing an ace. big mommaed adj. The state of being drunk and assigning grandmotherly authority to whoever appears most patient. Shekira, big mommaed, sought maternal approval before ordering another glass of wine. big moneyed adj. Still drunk, and treating the morning's loose change as a significant source of revenue. Devonae woke big moneyed and proposed investing the bus fare in another round. big mooded adj. Too drunk to distinguish an intense feeling from the practical demands of the following morning. Ahtziri was big mooded, weeping over the profound unfairness of a lukewarm cup of tea. big mouthed adj. Sufficiently drunk to reveal last night's confidences while insisting they were merely observations. Massai was big mouthed by breakfast, explaining precisely who had left early and why. big named adj. Having drunk enough to assume the morning-after reputation is favourable, widely known and deserved. Kneisha arrived big named, greeting the chemist as though her evening had made local history. big noised adj. You have drunk enough to mistake the morning-after volume of your voice for influence. Nayan woke big noised and addressed the toaster as though it were a committee. big oiled adj. Of a drinker: still spreading across the morning, influential enough to make every room feel politically complicated. Cattina was big oiled, occupying the sofa and directing the recovery operation. big oned adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken the morning-after errand for the decisive event of the season. Jo-leigh was big oned, buying one banana as though the day depended on it. big pharmaed adj. A drinker who has turned the morning-after medicine cabinet into a prosperous and influential enterprise. Quintell was big pharmaed, combining tablets and water with commercial seriousness. big pictured (/bɪɡ ˈpɪk(t)ʃɚd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning-after details have merged into one comprehensive and unhelpful scene. Zayonna was big pictured, unable to say where the shoes were but certain the evening had a structure. big pocketed adj. Drunk enough to believe everything needed for the journey home is somewhere on your person, if you just keep looking. Jewelya stood big pocketed in the hallway for six minutes before finding the keys in her hand. big real moded adj. The condition of a drinker who has returned, reluctantly, to the real world with last night's unreality intact. Chantha was big real moded, asking whether the garden chair had genuinely joined the conversation.