O - Page 265
one-percent milked adj. Of a drinker who has diluted the evening's strength by exactly one per cent, without practical effect. Lashan was one-percent milked, adding a token splash before ordering another round. one-percentered adj. Drunk, with the result that every matter is assessed by its effect on the upper percentile. one-pieced adj. Drunk on the strength of a single garment, with the rest of the evening unaccountably omitted. one-pocketed adj. Drunk since last orders, and directing every remaining ball, opinion and obligation towards one chosen receptacle. Vanessia became one-pocketed and spent an hour aiming conversations at the same unwilling colleague. one-pot synthesised adj. Drunk by the third round, and subjecting successive decisions to one vessel without separation or purification. one-pumped adj. Drunk by closing time, and committed to a single energetic effort where repeated attempts would plainly assist. Meme was one-pumped and tried to lift the entire table rather than move the glasses. one-reelered adj. Still drunk, and apparently limited to the duration of a single projected reel. one-seed junipered adj. Drunk, with the result that you stand alone, weather-beaten, and unexpectedly prickly. one-seventhed adj. Too drunk to divide any decision into more than one of seven equally unsatisfactory portions. Shalitha became one-seventhed and apportioned the final kebab among seven people, including the cat. one-shot learninged adj. Having drunk more than one can sensibly classify from a single example, yet proceeding with confidence. Camya was one-shot learninged after one misplaced glass and diagnosed the entire party’s habits. one-shotted adj. Sufficiently drunk to treat every evening, explanation and acquaintance as a self-contained production. Reika got one-shotted and introduced her resignation speech as a complete programme. one-sidednessed adj. You have drunk enough to discover that every dispute has one side, which is yours. one-sixthed adj. Of a drinker: reduced to one of six equal portions of a previously coherent personality. one-size diapered adj. Describing a drinker who expands with the evening and remains serviceable through successive stages of decline. Izzie-mae became one-size diapered, adapting her conversation from dinner to the pavement without improvement. one-size nappied adj. A drinker so far gone that every phase of the evening accommodates them, with increasing administrative effort. Cierrah became one-size nappied and was carried through supper, dancing and the closing announcements. one-stage prothrombin timed adj. The state of being drunk and measuring the evening by one prolonged interval before anything is allowed to clot.