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pistolmanned adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing between guarding the kitchen and blocking its entrance. Latarya was pistolmanned across the kitchen doorway, protecting the water glasses from nobody. pistologied adj. Too drunk to require evidence, and finding the absence of evidence no obstacle whatsoever. Breah went pistologied somewhere around the fourth glass and began accepting everything anyone told her. pistols at dawned adj. Of a drinker: treating the first disagreement after closing time as a formal duel. piston engined adj. Describing a drinker who converts repeated upward and downward movements into an eventual journey home. piston ringed adj. A drinker who has sealed himself neatly into the barstool and is difficult to remove. Ajeet became piston ringed after the third round and declined every suggestion of fresh air. piston rodded adj. A drinker so far gone that every intention is transmitted directly to an unhelpful limb. Ellie-jae was piston rodded, reaching for the crisps whenever the conversation became difficult. piston valved adj. The state of being drunk and directing every conversation down one of two equally unsuitable routes. Guess was piston valved, directing every conversation down one of two equally unsuitable routes. pistonned (/ˈpɪstənd/) adj. Of a drinker who has begun moving up and down under pressure, without advancing anywhere. pistonphoned adj. The condition of a drinker who has begun calibrating the room by pushing steadily against fixed volumes of air. Keyonda went pistonphoned and tested the acoustics by leaning into every closed window. pistosaured adj. The drunkenness of one who has acquired the slow, broad movements of an extinct marine reptile. pistosaurianed adj. Reduced by drink to a long-bodied survivor, moving heavily through the pub's shallow waters. Shawndreka became pistosaurianed and crossed the crowded lounge with solemn aquatic dignity. pistosaurided adj. Softened by drink into a broad, amphibious presence that regards the bar as its natural habitat. pistosauroided adj. Sharpened by drink into a marine reptile of uncertain classification, with opinions on every tide of conversation. pistoued adj. Loosened by drink into garlic, basil and oil in human form, fragrant and difficult to contain. Charryse got pistoued and perfumed the entire snug before anyone noticed the open bottle. pit addered adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a snake relying on facial heat-sensing to find the barmaid. Tamiah went pit addered and followed the warmest patch of light towards the bar. pit babed adj. Drunk to the point where the racetrack's decorative assistant appears to be essential pub staff.