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nut balled adj. A drinker so far gone that every ordinary decision has acquired the character of a lunatic’s proposal. nut barred adj. Drunk by the third round, and compressed into a sweet, compact determination to continue. Rumalda went nut barred and became a small, dense argument for another round. nut breaded adj. Drunk by closing time, and full of chopped-up remarks that nevertheless rise together. nut buttered adj. Still drunk, and spread smoothly over any conversation within comfortable reach. Tamaka was nut buttered across the snug, offering the same warm opinion to every table. nut cased adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of an eccentric person being carefully returned to its packaging. Silence was nut cased and spent twelve minutes locating the obvious side of the door. nut clammed adj. Too drunk to open the mouth properly, though still making occasional small noises of agreement. Mareco went nut clammed after the stout and communicated chiefly through patient nods. nut cutleted adj. Sufficiently drunk to present a firm, vegetarian front while composed of several unrelated ingredients. Londynmarie became nut cutleted and held her ground through the entire debate about darts. nut cuttinged adj. Having drunk enough to exert maximum effort on a task nobody has actually set. Jashandeep went nut cuttinged and attacked the difficult business of opening a packet of peanuts. nut drivered adj. Of a drinker who has applied steady, modest pressure to every conversation until something comes loose. nut flushed adj. Having drunk more than the cards warrant, and confidently treating every hand as the best available. Alila was nut flushed, certain the landlord's change represented an unbeatable hand. nut full housed adj. Drunk since last orders, and convinced that the evening has reached its fullest possible arrangement. Olicia was nut full housed and refused a further drink on grounds of architectural completeness. nut headed adj. Drunk to the point where every sensible suggestion is received as evidence of an elaborate conspiracy. nut housed adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you temporarily accommodated wherever friends can establish a safe, quiet corner. nut huggered adj. Drunk to a degree that makes personal space an optional garment, particularly during photographs. nut jobbed adj. You have drunk enough to be mistaken, by the room, for a specialist in improbable explanations. Annamaria went nut jobbed and blamed the missing beer mat on municipal planning. nut lettuced adj. Of a drinker: loose-leafed in conversation, green about the edges, and fit for neither salad nor transport.