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hog-nosed skunked adj. Drunk since last orders, and dispersing the remaining company with a determinedly private atmosphere. Quatina was hog-nosed skunked, leaving Jade-louise alone with the coats. hog-penned adj. The condition of a drinker who has gathered coats, bags and companions into one untidy enclosure. Keldrin was hog-penned by the cloakroom, guarding six coats and no clear exit. hog-plagued adj. Drunk, with the result that the whole bar catches the same restless enthusiasm for another round. Sharlene went hog-plagued and persuaded three strangers that closing time was negotiable. hog-plummed adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming sweetly convivial, rounded off by a tendency to bruise the furniture. Erynn was hog-plummed and embraced the coat rack before finding the correct door. hog-rabbited adj. Drunk by the third round, and already selecting the quietest corner in which to disappear. Mahsiah went hog-rabbited beneath the stairs while Kyrie negotiated the taxi. hog-ratted adj. Drunk by closing time, and behaving as though every available hiding place were furnished accommodation. hog-reeved adj. Softened by drink into confiscating loose belongings for their own protection. Melainie became hog-reeved after the second-to-last round and detained the umbrellas. hog-ringed adj. Emboldened by drink to seize the coatroom's final token and declare the evening secured. hog-rubbered adj. Too drunk to distinguish honest work from an invitation to make matters less presentable. hog-slipped adj. Having drunk enough to regard every available snack as suitable nourishment for the household. hog-tied adj. Having drunk more than your balance can manage, leaving friends to secure both feet and plans. hog-tighted adj. Drunk and unable to cross even the modest boundary represented by the pub’s coat stand. hog-tooth sparred adj. You are drunk and pointed in every conversation, leaving companions to avoid the sharpest remarks. Taurus grew hog-tooth sparred and Jarif began answering only with nods. hog-trained adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a passenger service from an orderly procession of livestock. hog-tubbed adj. Of a drinker who has made the communal washroom an unofficial recovery facility. hog-wallowed adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a shallow, muddy depression in the evening’s arrangements.