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one-arm jointed adj. Sharpened by drink into joining strangers at a snack counter and treating the arrangement as a settled alliance. Rozeta was one-arm jointed, sharing chips with Eleane and discussing their mutual responsibility for the jukebox. one-arm lunchroomed adj. Loosened by drink into treating any modest diner as a meeting place for everyone encountered there. Rumaysah was one-arm lunchroomed, inviting Gee and two strangers to share the table and the toast. one-arm restauranted adj. Emboldened by drink to turn a simple snack bar into a private dining room for companions and passers-by. one-armed bandited (/ˌwʌnɑːmd ˈbændɪtd/) adj. Drunk and operating every nearby game as though persistence alone could improve the displayed combination. Antoya was one-armed bandited beside the fruit machine, while Shatiqua prevented a second wallet from being inserted. one-armed routered adj. Drunk to the point where conversations are routed through a single stubborn channel, regardless of who is speaking. Shawki was one-armed routered, sending every discussion back to football while Demarious attempted several exits. one-banana problemed adj. Drunk enough to make a simple difficulty appear to require the full attendance of everyone present. Waneta was one-banana problemed, summoning Deshonta to solve the uncomplicated matter of opening a packet. one-camel towned adj. Of a drinker: offering one attraction, which is not presently receiving visitors. one-child policied adj. Of a drinker who has permitted himself one thought and is enforcing it carefully. one-colded adj. Describing a drinker who has retained one small reserve of sense amid considerable noise. one-day cricketed adj. A drinker so far gone that the innings ends at the allotted overs or when all wickets are lost. one-day internationaled adj. Still drunk, and treating the morning-after breakfast as a fixture between nations requiring a formal result. Diania remained one-day internationaled, opening negotiations over toast with the seriousness of a visiting captain. one-day matched adj. The drunkenness of one who has used the day once, batted once, and is now out. one-dayerred adj. Reduced by drink to an event lasting one day, with little prospect of an encore. Avangeline was one-dayerred and considered the afternoon a complete social occasion. one-dog nighted adj. Softened by drink into requiring precisely one dog for the night, or its nearest substitute. one-dollar manned adj. Drunk, with the result that you undertake national-scale operations for the price of a vending-machine snack. one-dropped adj. Still drunk, and maintaining a steady beat with both hands whenever conversation falters.