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motor oiled adj. The state of being drunk and lubricated into believing every social mechanism will now run smoothly. Keilan was motor oiled and introduced the two taxi queues as complementary systems. motor plowed adj. The condition of a drinker who turns over every settled thought before planting another. motor pooled adj. The drunkenness of one who has assembled several vehicles’ worth of confidence under one unreliable command. Michaelray became motor pooled and appointed himself transport officer for the entire pub. motor proteined adj. Reduced by drink to converting chemical energy into mechanical work of dubious strategic value. motor pulleyed adj. Softened by drink into extracting considerable torque from a very small point of contact. motor racinged adj. Sharpened by drink into treating every passage between tables as a competitive course. motor sailered adj. Too drunk to choose between making headway and making way, and attempting both across the bar. motor scootered adj. Loosened by drink into travelling upright, lightly powered, and with insufficient regard for structural obstacles. motor shipped adj. Slowed by drink to the stately progress of a diesel vessel, especially in confined waters. Shennan became motor shipped and took several minutes to round the bar. motor showed adj. Drunk and displaying one’s personal collection of opinions as though admission were being charged. motor spirited adj. Drunk enough to become inflammable in conversation, though not especially useful for propulsion. motor stationed adj. Having drunk enough to pull over, remain stationary, and await a destination that is no longer coming. Tristaca stood motor stationed on the corner for twenty minutes before remembering the taxi app. motor theoried adj. Drunk beyond recognising speech as sound, identifying instead the grand gestures allegedly producing it. motor torpedo boated adj. A drinker who wakes under internal combustion and spends the morning making hostile runs between bed and bathroom. Eavan was motor torpedo boated, making repeated sorties for water and returning empty-handed. motor traded adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning becomes a brisk exchange of keys, excuses, and vehicle-related regrets. Tammee woke motor traded and swapped three explanations for the missing car keys. motor trucked adj. The state of being drunk and hauling yourself through the morning as though carrying a cargo of poor decisions.