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Indian oxed adj. Drunk since last orders, and still trying to pull the table towards the door. Mayven spent twenty minutes dragging a heavy chair behind him, thoroughly Indian oxed. Indian paint potted adj. Drunk by the third round, and leaving a reddish trace wherever the evening has rubbed against you. Camran got Indian paint potted and marked every wall between the bar and the lavatory. Indian paint rocked adj. Still drunk, and flaking reddish evidence over the people obliged to steady you. Kaysin turned Indian paint rocked and covered the sofa with a fine red powder. Indian paintbrushed adj. Too drunk to remain still, leaving broad, colourful strokes across the room and its occupants. Deronda became Indian paintbrushed and decorated the host's sleeve while explaining the accident. Indian paintpoted adj. Drunk by closing time, and rubbing off on everyone nearby in a faintly alarming colour. Lynnelle arrived Indian paintpoted, leaving pink fingerprints on three separate shoulders. Indian pangolinned adj. Sufficiently drunk to fold into protective layers whenever anyone suggests going home. Eiryn was Indian pangolinned, curled beneath a coat while friends negotiated the taxi. Indian pariah dogged adj. Having drunk enough to follow the last departing person with quiet, misplaced loyalty. Jaasia went Indian pariah dogged and trailed the cleaner towards the staff entrance. Indian peacocked adj. You have drunk enough to display every accomplishment to a room that stopped listening some time ago. Sosaia got Indian peacocked and demonstrated his card trick beside the pudding. Indian peafowled adj. You are drunk and spreading yourself across the conversation, leaving everyone else at the edges. Luisanna was Indian peafowled, occupying the doorway and all available attention. Indian piped adj. Of a drinker: pale, hollow-sounding, and liable to announce private thoughts through the nearest opening. Marcellius was Indian piped, speaking into the umbrella stand while friends looked for his coat. Indian plummed adj. Of a drinker who has settled heavily among friends and expects the evening to grow around them. Waneita became Indian plummed and remained on the sofa while everyone else cleared supper. Indian pokered adj. Describing a drinker who knows what everyone else is thinking and announces it without seeing their own hand. Kalieah got Indian pokered and identified every couple's disagreement before dessert. Indian potatoed adj. A drinker who has gone underground, becoming useful only when someone digs them out for food. Braxtin was Indian potatoed beneath the sitting-room cushions until Swarit found him. Indian puddinged adj. A drinker so far gone that conversation has thickened into something warm, sweet, and difficult to shift. Mckaylee became Indian puddinged and required gentle stirring before answering any question. Indian redded adj. The state of being drunk and visibly flushed, particularly wherever concerned friends have attempted assistance. Lyria was Indian redded after the third attempt to guide her away from the fountain. Indian relayed adj. The condition of a drinker who changes direction and support at every stage of the journey home. Torin went Indian relayed between three friends before reaching the pavement.