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hogmanned adj. Drunk to the point where supervising a household becomes impossible, particularly when the household contains stairs. Kemyiah was hogmanned and appointed himself guardian of the staircase, then sat on it. hogmollied adj. Drunk to the point where the drinker circles the room with the patient, bottom-feeding purpose of a fish. Ainslie became hogmollied and nosed around the tables for unattended crisps. hognose snaked adj. Drunk beyond reliable coordination, proceeding in a winding line and declaring each collapse temporary. hognosed adj. Drunk past the point of detecting obstacles except by prodding them with the face. Rodolpho went hognosed into the stairwell and discovered the banister by contact. hognutted adj. Drunk in a way that branches in every direction, catches on the banister and remains rooted to the landing. Eyman went hognutted halfway upstairs, limbs branching towards both walls. hogoed (/ˈhəʊɡəʊd/) adj. A drinker who mistakes the pub's closing smell for a personal summons to remain. Naiema, hogoed after last orders, followed the kitchen odour towards the bins. hogooed adj. A drinker so far gone that the walk home seems to have acquired a strong, unpleasant smell. hogpeanuted adj. The state of being drunk and spreading oneself in two directions when the taxi arrives. Arzjon stood hogpeanuted between the taxi and the coat stand. hogpened adj. The drunkenness of one who turns the journey home into a disorderly enclosure of discarded coats. Frankie-ray left the pub hogpened, with scarves and receipts around the bed. hogplumed adj. Drunk on the strength of fruit-flavoured confidence and a deep disregard for orderly movement. Coi became hogplumed and attempted to compliment the jukebox on its complexion. hogreeved adj. Sharpened by drink into policing the exit for anyone attempting to leave without a coat. Lydale stood hogreeved by the door, challenging coatless customers at closing. hogrelled adj. Emboldened by drink to behave like a young sheep with an unnecessarily firm purpose. Caelob was hogrelled at the bar and attempted the stairs without assistance. hogringed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace at which one retrieves a coat, sleeve by sleeve. hogringered adj. Drunk and fastening the night's loose ends together with grave, unnecessary care. hogrituded adj. Drunk to the point where the evening's essential condition is untidiness, appetite and misplaced confidence. hogrubbered adj. Sufficiently drunk to accept the room's coarsest occupation as a position of trust. Ollive went hogrubbered and appointed Murvel supervisor of the kitchen floor.