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hoickinged adj. Drunk in a way that gathers the evening into the mouth before issuing an unnecessary report. Robenson grew hoickinged and furnished the pavement with an account of the preceding meal. hoidened adj. Still drunk, and treating good manners as an optional custom observed by quieter people. hoidenhooded adj. Drunk, with the result that respectable restraint has been replaced by hoydenish high spirits. Niketa became hoidenhooded and climbed the garden wall without apparent provocation. hoihoed adj. Drunk to a degree that produces the fixed, yellow-eyed attention of a penguin awaiting judgement. hoiked (/hɔɪkd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a wild hook shot at conversation, executed without style. Iokepa became hoiked and opened negotiations with the barman from the far end of the room. hoisin sauced adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a Chinese condiment from a suitable accompaniment to every conversation. Haleh went hoisin sauced and offered the sauce bottle round whenever anyone paused. hoisinned (/ˈhɔɪ.sɪnd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and seasoned with the misplaced confidence of a Chinese banquet. Hulon was hoisinned and applied the table sauce to matters of personal finance. hoismed adj. Having drunk more than judgement can accommodate, and treating charm as a practical financial instrument. Tequana became hoismed and offered compliments in exchange for control of the music. hoist bridged adj. Still drunk, and raised clear of ordinary access like a drawbridge awaiting better judgement. Kaitelyn was hoist bridged above the argument, physically present but socially inaccessible. hoist framed adj. Too drunk to distinguish a mine shaft from the structure supporting its machinery. hoistawayed adj. Sufficiently drunk to treat every ascent as an American mechanical lift requiring an operator. Garlan was hoistawayed, demanding an operator for the stairs to the snug. hoisted (/hɔɪstd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and requiring elevation by whatever lifting apparatus remains available. Chumy was hoisted into the taxi by consensus, though no machinery was actually installed. hoistered adj. Having drunk enough to become the person entrusted, unwisely, with lifting the evening. Nashly was hoistered and volunteered to raise the fallen speaker without being asked. hoistinged (/hɔɪstɪŋd/) adj. Having drunk more than the evening can bear, and requiring gradual elevation from the premises. Brooke-amelia was hoistinged, lifted from the bench with the ceremony of heavy equipment. hoistmanned adj. You have drunk enough to assume personal control of the lifting machinery, whether present or not. Ezriel was hoistmanned and directed the removal of a coat as though running a shaft. hoistroomed adj. You are drunk and stationed at the top of an imaginary shaft, awaiting human transport.