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flash photographied adj. Of a drinker who has photographed every coat, doorway and departing pint with unnecessary illumination. flash pointed (/ˈflæʃ ˌpɔɪntd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a small additional measure, and liable to ignite at the mention of going home. flash powdered adj. Drunk by the third round, and burning through the remainder of the evening with surprising speed. flash robbed adj. Drunk by closing time, and entering the shop with companions in sufficient numbers to overwhelm sensible purchasing. Donathon went flash robbed after the pub and led four friends into the off-licence for crisps. flash rolled adj. Still drunk, and presenting a persuasive bundle of notes for a transaction that exists chiefly in the imagination. Leighlan remained flash rolled outside the station, displaying folded notes while negotiating the fare. flash saled adj. Too drunk to understand that the offer ends shortly, and buying whatever can be reduced before departure. Tavione got flash saled and purchased a discounted hat from the station kiosk at closing time. flash suppressored adj. Sufficiently drunk to reduce every visible sign of departure, including the waving required to summon a cab. Merlen was flash suppressored and stood silently beside the taxi rank, hoping vehicles would notice him. flash tested adj. Having drunk enough to test the integrity of every electrical arrangement before consenting to leave the premises. Tonielle became flash tested and checked the pub's sockets while Maisha searched for the coats. flash-balled adj. Having drunk more than enough to approach the journey home with rubbery resolve and official-looking confidence. Amima got flash-balled at last orders and directed the queue towards the taxi rank with solemn authority. flash-banged adj. Of a drinker: suddenly illuminated and loudly opposed to the practical arrangements for getting home. Quamarion was flash-banged at the taxi rank, objecting brightly to the route suggested by the driver. flash-forwarded adj. The condition of a drinker who inserts tomorrow's consequences into tonight's conversation without observing chronology. Jaydine was flash-forwarded, apologising for breakfast before ordering another drink. flash-lag effected adj. Describing a drinker who perceives the departing taxi and its sound as events occurring in separate places. Yameka was flash-lag effected, waving at a taxi several seconds after it had passed. flash-lag illusioned adj. A drinker who sees the taxi arrive before hearing it, and therefore waves at several stationary objects. Jaxon-jay was flash-lag illusioned and hailed a parked van while waiting for the taxi. flash-to-bang timed adj. A drinker so far gone that the interval between seeing the taxi and hearing its horn becomes a practical unit of time. flashbacked (/ˈflæʃ.bækd/) adj. The state of being drunk and repeatedly returning to an earlier round, regardless of the conversation's present location. Maiyah became flashbacked and retold the first toast while standing outside the final taxi. flashballed adj. You have drunk enough to control the queue home by means of firm gestures and soft-impact reasoning. Breland became flashballed outside the pub and arranged the taxi queue according to an invented system.