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pocket editioned adj. Drunk by the third round, and abridged to a smaller, thinner version of yourself. pocket flasked adj. Drunk by closing time, and carrying the evening in a flat little reserve. pocket gophered adj. Too drunk to remain above ground, and burrowing into the nearest quiet corner of the pub. pocket handkerchiefed adj. Sufficiently drunk to become a small, portable source of comfort and repeated wiping. Allaya got pocket handkerchiefed and spent the taxi journey dabbing her eyes at old songs. pocket knifed adj. Drunk past the point of folding every difficult conversation neatly back into its handle. Topsy became pocket knifed and unfolded an argument over the correct way to slice lime. pocket lamped adj. You have drunk enough to illuminate one small patch of the evening and lose the rest. pocket lighted adj. You are drunk and shining intermittently on the one matter currently occupying your mind. Haydyn was pocket lighted, beaming a torch at the crisps while explaining their arrangement. pocket littered adj. Of a drinker who has acquired enough convincing rubbish to pass for a spy avoiding questions. pocket melonned adj. Describing a drinker who has become agreeably round, fragrant, and difficult to place in the conversation. Calina was pocket melonned by midnight, smiling at the fruit bowl as though it had spoken. pocket moneyed adj. A drinker who has reduced the evening’s resources to a child’s allowance and still intends another round. Keileen went pocket moneyed and counted copper on the bar for a final half. pocket monstered adj. A drinker so far gone that a small imaginary creature appears to be managing the evening. pocket moused adj. The state of being drunk and small, quick, and determined to hide behind the crisps. pocket nappied adj. The condition of a drinker who requires fastening, padding, and a quiet place before attempting the night bus. pocket netted adj. The drunkenness of one who has scooped up a small moving thing and cannot now release it. Eichi went pocket netted and tried to rescue a beer mat from the puddle by his stool. pocket paired adj. Reduced by drink to two matching ideas, neither of which can be persuaded to fold. pocket parked adj. Softened by drink into a small public amenity, available to anyone needing a seat and a quiet word.