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PoC'd adj. Drunk to the point where the morning is treated as proof that last night's plan existed. Nataisha was PoC'd, presenting the burnt toast as proof of concept for breakfast. PoCC'd adj. Of a drinker who has established a small centre of operations between the sofa, kettle and water glass. Julessa got PoCC'd and ran the sitting room from one corner of the sofa. PoE'd adj. Drunk by closing time, and supplying the whole group through one increasingly unreliable source. Shameka was PoE'd, drawing every conversation through her single remaining line of thought. PoEAA'd adj. A drinker who has organised the kitchen, sofa and glass of water into an enterprise architecture. Racquel was PoEAA'd and assigned the glass of water its own service layer. PoP'd adj. The state of being drunk and requiring a household witness to confirm that you are still the same person. Adarryll was PoP'd, asking the sofa to vouch for his identity. PoS'd adj. You have drunk enough to classify every utterance by grammatical category, including the hiccup. Labrea became PoS'd and identified the landlord's silence as a noun. PoV'd adj. The drunkenness of one who treats a personal impression as the only admissible point of view. Laury-ann became PoV'd and rejected three eyewitness accounts in favour of her own recollection. PoW'd adj. Sharpened by drink into regarding the evening's modest household effort as a cryptographic achievement. Shellsea was PoW'd, insisting that reaching the glass of water involved substantial computation. Pocahontased adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing the person, the name and the coat on the peg. Leannie was Pocahontased and introduced the coat stand to everyone by the fireplace. Pocasseted (/pəˈkɑs.ətd/) adj. Drunk beyond the point at which an unfamiliar word can be left alone at the bar. Keina became Pocasseted and spent closing time trying to pronounce the name on the sign. Pochhammer symbolled adj. Of a drinker who has reduced every conversation to whether things rise or fall, then forgotten which. Jarrit became Pochhammer symbolled and classified the crisps according to whether they increased or decreased. Pockels effected adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired two opinions about everything, depending on which way the light falls. Smriti grew Pockels effected and changed her mind whenever she crossed the room. Pocket Cubed adj. A drinker who has compressed the evening into eight small decisions, none of them in the correct order. Shaunah became Pocket Cubed and attempted to solve the coat rack before addressing the taxi. PocketQubed adj. A drinker so far gone that the whole mission has become miniature, orbital, and lodged in a pocket. Chukwudumebi went PocketQubed and launched a canapé towards the lampshade. Pocomaniaed adj. Drunk to the point where solemn proceedings are treated as an invitation to improvise personally. Llwyd became Pocomaniaed during the service and introduced an entirely private ceremony of his own. Podolianed adj. The state of being drunk and reduced to a harmless botanical specimen in a pot by the window. Charlisia was Podolianed by midnight, drooping beside the fern with a glass in hand.