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flash floodinged adj. Drunk, with the result that coordination rises rapidly, locally, and without warning. Kyeem was flash floodinged near the doorway, where one small stumble became the evening's main geography. flash framed adj. Drunk to a degree that inserts brief, inexplicable pauses into otherwise continuous movement and speech. Yixuan became flash framed on the stairs, appearing briefly at each landing without recalling the transitions. flash freezered adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming briefly motionless whenever a new step or question presents itself. Mackaela went flash freezered before the second stair and remained there considering its temperature. flash freezinged adj. Describing a drinker who has reached cryogenic conclusions within a few hours, without the customary transition. Isaure became flash freezinged and declared the lager sufficiently cold for laboratory use. flash fuelled adj. Drunk on the strength of easily ignited enthusiasm, burning quickly through balance, patience and available stairs. Quanisha became flash fuelled after one compliment and ran brightly into the coat cupboard. flash grenaded adj. Drunk since last orders, and capable of briefly blinding a room with an abrupt opinion or gesture. Everdeen went flash grenaded at the stairs, producing a dazzling toast before missing the first step. flash gunned adj. Reduced by drink to triggering one brilliant remark after another, with no reliable control over the mechanism. flash housed adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating every private room, cupboard and landing as a place of business. Lunie became flash housed and attempted to conduct confidential negotiations beside the downstairs lavatory. flash in the panned adj. Drunk by closing time, and briefly spectacular in a manner unlikely to affect the following morning. Connor-james was flash in the panned, delivering one brilliant speech before missing the chair. flash locked (/flaʃ lɒkd/) adj. Still drunk, and advancing through the evening by opening one small gate at a time, usually with the banister. Verlaine was flash locked on the staircase, pausing at every landing before proceeding through. flash memoried adj. Too drunk to forget anything just said, but unable to retain where the conversation has gone. Aylah was flash memoried, repeating the landlord's name while losing the staircase beneath it. flash mobbed adj. Sufficiently drunk to assemble suddenly with others, perform an unnecessary act, and disperse towards the stairs. Thivya became flash mobbed when the table rose together to demonstrate a dance nobody had requested. flash mobbered adj. Having drunk more than the assembled company, and still volunteering to organise its sudden, pointless movements. Jacion became flash mobbered and directed the group towards the stairs with unnecessary authority. flash packed adj. Drunk beyond recognising that the reduced price applies only briefly, and carrying the bargain through the night regardless. Hijinio got flash packed and bought a discounted umbrella, despite the clear weather and imminent taxi. flash panned adj. Drunk in a way that makes the smallest receptacle seem essential to preparing the next round. Jasrah became flash panned beside the till, treating the ashtray as equipment for another round. flash papered adj. Drunk to a degree that makes you vanish from the evening almost instantly, leaving no useful trace behind. Jorley got flash papered after the final round and disappeared before anyone found his coat.