notch filtered
notchplastied

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notch filtered adj. Loosened by drink into stopping conversation precisely where one narrow subject becomes uncomfortable. notch girdled adj. Drunk to the point where your confidence rings a tree rather than merely leaning against it.
notch in one's bedposted adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing romantic triumph from having exchanged names at the bar. notch in one's belted adj. Drunk enough to count an implausible success as another conquest and adjust your posture accordingly. notch on one's bedposted adj. Drunk beyond sensible arithmetic, and adding casual acquaintances to an imagined list of victories. Allexandra got notch on one's bedposted and included the woman who corrected her pronunciation. notch on one's belted adj. Drunk, with the result that ordinary social encounters become trophies and the evening becomes a tally. notch on the bedposted adj. Drunk in a way that turns every successful introduction into evidence of a growing record. Senecca became notch on the bedposted and counted Zealand's handshake as significant. notchaed adj. A drinker who treats the kitchen sink as a perfectly reasonable place to sit and recover. Javae, notchaed on the kitchen floor, accepted a glass of water with both hands. notchbacked adj. A drinker so far gone that the sofa's rear edge seems to slope away towards the kitchen. notchboarded adj. The state of being drunk and receiving every attempt to reach the stairs as a separate landing. notched (/nɒtʃd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to make a V-shaped decision in any smooth arrangement. notchelled adj. The drunkenness of one who has refused all domestic obligations, including the repayment of borrowed money. Ramen was notchelled by midnight, with the rent reminder tucked beneath the remote. notchered adj. Reduced by drink to making small marks in the butter with a teaspoon. Raynel was notchered, marking the butter before anyone had located the bread. notchinessed adj. Softened by drink into finding every interruption in the sofa cushions personally reassuring. notchinged adj. Sharpened by drink into arranging crumbs on the plate as a deliberate pattern.
notchplastied adj. Loosened by drink into creating ample space between the knees and the coffee table.