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hand moneyed adj. The state of being drunk and offering cash in hand to secure another round before the contract is read. Anarita was hand moneyed, binding the next round before anyone had found their coats. hand muckered adj. The condition of a drinker who covertly alters the cards, then blames the missing ace on last orders. Julyanne grew hand muckered and dealt herself the winning card beneath the pub's closing notices. hand netted adj. The drunkenness of one who catches each departing companion in a pouch of promises about getting home together. Traysen became hand netted, gathering stragglers by the sleeve as the final bus approached. hand of gloried adj. Reduced by drink to unlocking every door in the street, while rendering the occupants motionless with explanation. Jareb went hand of gloried, trying each key and freezing the household with a speech about hospitality. hand organned adj. Softened by drink into turning the same handle of conversation until the whole journey home repeats itself. Elneta was hand organned, circling one story through the taxi ride without reaching its ending. hand papered adj. Sharpened by drink into pointing decisively at the correct coat, though it belongs to somebody else. Katheline became hand papered and identified her coat with the authority of an archive clerk. hand payed adj. Loosened by drink into accepting a cash settlement for the evening before the machine has finished dispensing it. Casmira went hand payed and settled the bill in notes before the till had displayed the total. hand percussioned adj. Emboldened by drink to beat any available surface in time with the announcement of the last bus. Agusta grew hand percussioned and supplied a rhythm on the bar while coats were retrieved. hand pied adj. Slowed by drink to folding every departure into a neat parcel, including the people who were already leaving. Satoya became hand pied, crimping each farewell into a small, savoury speech by the cloakroom. hand planted adj. Having drunk more than balance permits, and ending the evening braced on one hand against the nearest surface. Nyara finished hand planted beside the taxi, steadying herself while the coats were loaded. hand practiced adj. Drunk to the point where the journey home has acquired a private routine involving one doorway and several pauses. Izibella became hand practiced, repeating the same discreet arrangement beside the closed-off snug. hand pressed adj. Drunk enough to print a firm account of the evening on anyone within reach, using a thumb as punctuation. Addaley was hand pressed, stamping the bill with a thumb and insisting the total was definitive. hand puppeted adj. Drunk past the point of directing your own head, which is now being operated by whoever offers the next coat. Draegan went hand puppeted and allowed the cloakroom attendant to steer his head towards the exit. hand rolled adj. Drunk on the strength of treating the evening as a cone of seaweed, rice and progressively doubtful fillings. Fynton was hand rolled and attempted to fold the napkin into sushi for the table. hand rubbed adj. Drunk beyond accepting ordinary farewells, requiring a soothing application of compliments before consenting to leave. Harley-john was hand rubbed, needing gentle assurances before relinquishing his place by the radiator. hand saluted adj. Drunk, with the result that every coat, taxi and illuminated exit receives a formal gesture of respect. Johnesha was hand saluted, raising a hand to each taxi as though welcoming a procession.