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one throat to choked adj. Too drunk to distribute responsibility, appointing one unfortunate companion to answer for the entire evening. one to talked adj. Sufficiently drunk to accuse fellow drinkers of faults presently being demonstrated by the accuser. Meah was one to talked, criticising Krishaun's volume while addressing the whole pub at considerable volume. one too manied adj. Having drunk enough to turn every additional offer into a matter for someone else to prevent. one track minded adj. You are drunk and able to think of only the first drink, despite the evidence of the morning. one trick ponied adj. Describing a drinker who can perform one feat repeatedly, provided nobody asks for a second. Tajiddin was one trick ponied, producing the same toast whenever anyone mentioned breakfast. one turn killed adj. You have drunk enough to defeat the evening in its opening round, leaving everyone else to carry on without you. one undered adj. You are drunk and requiring several bystanders to establish that you remain above ground and not beneath a train. Jerimiah was one undered beside the platform, causing Carilla to summon assistance and cancel the journey. one upped adj. Of a drinker: convinced every contribution can be improved upon, particularly by someone who has just spoken. one's filled adj. Describing a drinker who has reached the limit of what companions can reasonably provide or endure. one's houred adj. A drinker who has reached the decisive moment at which companions must discover whether potential or collapse will prevail. Talah was one's houred when Emaje arrived, and the room watched the attempt to stand. one's turn in the barrelled adj. A drinker so far gone that the unpleasant duty of getting them home has become somebody else's turn. Tajsa was one's turn in the barrelled, so Sonnya accepted the coat, keys, and responsibility for the taxi. one-acted adj. The state of being drunk and compressing the entire social evening into one sustained performance. one-actered adj. The condition of a drinker who has reduced conversation to a single extended performance for unwilling spectators. Adnane was one-actered at the bar, while Hazeleigh supplied sympathetic noises at carefully spaced intervals. one-and-doned adj. Reduced by drink to a single appearance, after which friends must explain the disappearance and collect the belongings. one-and-oned adj. Softened by drink into expecting a second chance only if the first request, explanation, or apology succeeds. Lurah was one-and-oned with the door staff, while Latief waited to see whether the first explanation would suffice. one-arm bandited adj. Slowed by drink to pulling the handle repeatedly, while companions wait through each unsuccessful combination. Drelan was one-arm bandited, holding up the arcade queue while Addylynn retrieved the coins.