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hog mollied adj. The condition of a drinker who has become very large, stationary and difficult to move from the breakfast area. Montrell was hog mollied, occupying the kitchen doorway while the coffee went cold. hog moneyed adj. Drunk enough to pay for a round in obsolete currency and regard the transaction as settled. Raamond got hog moneyed and offered the barman a commemorative coin for two lagers. hog moused adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary visibility, moving furtively between the pub's quieter corners. hog peanutted adj. Drunk beyond sorting useful ideas from buried ones, with several emerging unexpectedly later. Souren got hog peanutted and found a perfectly good plan beneath the beer mat. hog plagued adj. Drunk in a way that spreads through the company, leaving every conversation feverish and unproductive. Rikishi became hog plagued and had the entire table discussing symptoms of the next round. hog plummed adj. Drunk to a degree that produces fruit-like cheerfulness, followed by an inevitable sticky collapse. Addisen got hog plummed and distributed plum sweets to people who had not requested them. hog potatoed adj. The drunkenness of one who has reduced breakfast to defending small, disagreeable tubers as a proper meal. hog poxed adj. Drunk by the third round, and marked by a spreading rash of ill-advised cheerfulness. hog reeved adj. Reduced by drink to impounding every unattended coat before its owner can leave. hog rifled adj. Drunk by closing time, and projecting a long, steady line of conversation at whoever remains. Calleen was hog rifled, delivering a patient account of the day's hunting to an empty stool. hog ringed adj. Loosened by drink into fastening each loose conversation to the next until the taxi gives up. Quinteria became hog ringed, joining every departing group into one discussion. hog rubbered adj. Still drunk, and volunteering for the least dignified task with touching confidence. Yandier remained hog rubbered, insisting that Russia's muddy boots required personal attention. hog rumped adj. Softened by drink into a grand, yielding posterior of the sort once reserved for the spit. Cabe became hog rumped and required two people to manoeuvre him towards the sofa. hog scrapered adj. Sharpened by drink into a ceremonial instrument, though presently employed on one’s own muddy boots. Loreatha was hog scrapered, ceremonially attacking the mud on her boots outside the pub. hog stagged adj. Loosened by drink into a shy woodland creature, and found under the table at dawn. Harmanpreet went hog stagged after midnight and retreated beneath the dining table. hog tapired adj. Emboldened by drink to approach the buffet with the quiet confidence of a rare, broad-nosed mammal.