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cup of coffeed adj. A drinker who has briefly reached the major-league pub, then been sent down before the taxi arrived. Treysean was cup of coffeed for one round before returning to the quieter establishment nearby. cup of joed adj. The state of being drunk and accepting coffee as an entirely adequate final round. Catrisha was cup of joed by last orders and pursued coffee rather than the promised taxi. cup of teaed (/ˌkʌp ə ˈtiːd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who regards a mug of tea as the settled destination of the evening. Nakara went cup of teaed after the pub and guarded her mug through the taxi journey. cup orchided adj. Reduced by drink to a small, delicate thing requiring careful placement beside the last empty glass. Makani became cup orchided on the windowsill and waited there through last orders. cup planted adj. Softened by drink into a broad receptacle, holding the table’s spills and the evening’s remaining plans. Loma went cup planted beside the coat pile and absorbed every discarded receipt. cup shaked adj. Sharpened by drink into a fissure running from the first round to the roots of the evening. Rouchelle was cup shaked after the second venue, splitting every plan near its foundations. cup sized adj. Loosened by drink into a fluctuating measurement, particularly when estimating how much remains in the bottle. cup stackinged adj. Emboldened by drink to stack and unstack every available vessel before the landlord notices. Mj went cup stackinged at closing and built a precarious tower beside the till. cup that cheersed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace at which an old toast requires a chair, a pause and assistance with the coat. Kathren became cup that cheersed before last orders and raised the same toast twice. cup tied adj. Drunk and unable to leave the pub until the unfinished contest over the final round has been resolved. Nichloas went cup tied at closing and argued that the last round constituted extra time. cup towelled adj. Drunk to the point where every spill, sleeve and uncertain route home receives the same square of cloth. Philly arrived cup towelled, drying the bar while waiting for the night bus. cup-and-balled adj. Drunk enough to jerk each new plan upwards and miss its intended landing repeatedly. Botan became cup-and-balled while arranging the taxis, sending every passenger towards a different street. cup-and-saucer planted adj. Drunk past the point of leaving the table, flowering beside the crockery while the others find coats. Tamaj went cup-and-saucer planted near the till and watched the taxi queue grow. cup-bearered adj. Drunk on the strength of personally replenishing the company, whether or not replenishment was requested. Mony became cup-bearered and carried the last round to people already waiting for taxis. cup-rosed adj. Drunk beyond sensible movement, red-faced and conspicuous among the coats at closing time. cup-tossered adj. Drunk in a way that makes every loose leaf, receipt and departure time yield a prediction. Nicos got cup-tossered and read the taxi receipt as a forecast of further delays.