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hot tapped adj. Of a drinker: unable to distinguish the useful tap from the other one, but confidently turning both. Neeah was hot tapped at closing time and sent the bathroom sink running before leaving. hot tappinged adj. Of a drinker who has reached the next round without interrupting the pressure already keeping the evening going. Elyis stayed hot tappinged through last orders, joining another round without appearing to move. hot teared adj. Describing a drinker who fractures under the strain of being told the bar is closing. Shulamith went hot teared when the landlord announced last orders and began negotiating with the bell. hot tearinged adj. A drinker who gradually develops cracks while the evening solidifies around an unwelcome last order. Courtlin was hot tearinged by the final round and required careful escort past the cloakroom. hot ticketed adj. A drinker so far gone that admission to the taxi becomes the evening's most desirable privilege. Lareine was hot ticketed outside the station, where every departing cab seemed reserved. hot tigered adj. The state of being drunk and fortified by a warming mixture before confronting the cold journey home. hot toddied adj. The condition of a drinker who has converted the final round into a medicinal hot mixture. hot topped adj. Reduced by drink to pavement, with all conversation conducted at road level. Kvon was hot topped outside the pub, seated on the pavement while his taxi turned round. hot trodded adj. Softened by drink into pursuing a missing coat across the border between pub and home. hot trucked adj. Sharpened by drink into seeking hot food from any vehicle still operating after last orders. hot tubbed adj. Loosened by drink into communal bathing, preferably before remembering that the house is not yours. Alayjia was hot tubbed by midnight and invited the entire taxi queue to get in. hot tubbered adj. Emboldened by drink to join any warm communal bath, regardless of ownership or clothing. Romare became hot tubbered after last orders and asked the hotel receptionist for towels. hot tubed adj. Drunk and relying on a small heated tube, or anything resembling one, to guide the journey home. hot walled adj. Drunk to the point where the warmest route home is assumed to run through a brick wall. Ambrosio was hot walled and attempted to shortcut through the neighbour's garden boundary. hot walleted adj. You have drunk enough to treat every conversation as a frequent transaction, with private matters left publicly accessible. Naydeen got hot walleted and disclosed her entire financial history before the starters arrived. hot warred adj. You are drunk and conducting a physically violent campaign against furniture, doorways, and diplomatic restraint.