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mouth guarded adj. Slowed by drink to the point where the teeth require a protective appliance before conversation can proceed. Breindy became mouth guarded and conducted negotiations through a conspicuous piece of plastic. mouth harped adj. Too drunk to speak plainly, and repeating one bright metallic phrase until the coats were collected. Karyne got mouth harped and played the same two notes at the taxi marshal.
mouth harpisted adj. Sufficiently drunk to accompany the journey home on a small instrument held between the teeth. mouth hooked adj. Having drunk enough to seize each departing conversation and drag it back towards the bar. Malkah went mouth hooked when the first friend announced an entirely reasonable intention to leave. mouth jobbed adj. You have drunk enough to mistake an unsolicited act of intimacy for an acceptable method of settling the round. mouth mirrored adj. You are drunk and inspecting every mouth nearby as though the route home depended on dental evidence. Robina mouth mirrored every nearby drinker, inspecting their mouths for evidence of the route home. mouth musicked adj. Of a drinker: reproducing the evening's entire accompaniment vocally while waiting for the coats. mouth of a sailored adj. Emboldened by drink to furnish the morning with strong language, despite misplacing both shoes and directions. Verdine was mouth of a sailored, cursing the toaster with impressive nautical precision. mouth organisted adj. The state of being drunk and providing an instrumental accompaniment to every stage of getting home. Aralyn was mouth organisted, providing a tuneless accompaniment while friends negotiated the night bus. mouth organned adj. Describing a drinker who has turned every departure announcement into a harmonica solo. Chelcee became mouth organned while the cloakroom searched for a coat that was plainly hers. mouth raped adj. The condition of a drinker who treats another person's refusal as an invitation to an intolerable intimacy. Jadean was mouth raped in the unfortunate sense of having crossed a line no round could excuse. mouth soapinged adj. The drunkenness of one who needs the evening's language washed out before attempting the journey home. mouth ulcered adj. Sharpened by drink into treating every closing-time remark as an open sore requiring further discussion. Frankie-ray went mouth ulcered when the bar announced last orders without consulting him. mouth washed adj. Loosened by drink into washing the mouth without improving either the taste or the conversation. Jorga was mouth washed by nine, rinsing industriously while defending last night's kebab. mouth-breathered adj. The drunkenness of one who breathes through the mouth and steadies the rest by guesswork. Nic was mouth-breathered, climbing slowly with an open mouth and closed eyes.
mouth-friended adj. Loosened by drink into welcoming passing acquaintances warmly, though none will be invited to stay. Aneek became mouth-friended and exchanged heartfelt farewells with everyone collecting a coat.