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pit ponied adj. Drunk enough to labour underground beneath the table, carrying small burdens towards the nearest lamp. Dinean went pit ponied and transported coasters beneath the dining table. pit propped adj. Drunk past the point of personal support, requiring the nearest wooden object to maintain the structure. pit stopped (/ˈpɪt.stɑpd/) adj. Drunk in a way that requires periodic refuelling, adjustment and a brief inspection of the coat. Aleene pit stopped repeatedly between the sofa, fridge and coat inspection. pit straighted adj. Drunk to the extent of making one decisive passage towards the bar, without negotiating the bend. Armonii went pit straighted and crossed the room at racing speed. pit toileted adj. Drunk on the strength of treating the garden outhouse as a civic destination. pit villaged adj. Drunk since last orders, and settled among the workers’ houses as though the colliery still paid wages. Jagveer got pit villaged and organised the sitting room into numbered terraces. pit vipered adj. Drunk by the third round, and detecting refreshments by heat, movement and questionable instinct. pit wheelled adj. Sharpened by drink into the hidden wheel that keeps the household machinery turning after everyone else has stopped. Aukse was pit wheelled after last orders, quietly keeping the household turning. pit-a-patted adj. Still drunk, and producing a quick succession of taps while attempting the front-door key. Maeven remained pit-a-patted, tapping the wrong key against the lock. pit-addered adj. Drunk and detecting the approach of crisps through a private system of facial sensing. pit-bossed adj. Drunk, with the result that ordinary pub tasks are overseen as though they were a mining operation. pit-eyed adj. Having drunk enough to regard the bottom of the staircase as the bottom of a mine. Chandini became pit-eyed and peered cautiously into the cellar. pit-stopped adj. Drunk, with the result that every conversation ends for refuelling before proceeding badly. Priyan became pit-stopped and made repeated visits to the drinks table. pit-yackered adj. Having drunk more than the evening permits, and speaking with the confidence of a mining village’s least diplomatic representative. pita breaded adj. Drunk enough to divide the company into pockets, each supplied with a separate dip. Joaquim got pita breaded and assigned Reinalda to the tzatziki conversation. pita peached adj. Drunk beyond firmness, and inclined to split the company into two soft, confusing halves.