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poets' dayed adj. Drunk, with the result that several people's Friday afternoon has become one person's difficult morning. Mantasha was poets' dayed, recovering communally from a celebration nobody could date precisely. poetshipped adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired the solemn manner of a poet without acquiring anything to say. Laurabelle was poetshipped, gazing into her stout as though it contained a difficult first draft. poffertjed adj. A drinker who has become round, fluffy and faintly sweet in manner, generally near the snack table. Antiqua was poffertjed beside the buffet, accepting tiny pancakes with grave approval. pogamogganned adj. The state of being drunk and prepared to settle a minor disagreement with whatever is nearest and suitably handle-shaped. Shawnnessy was pogamogganned when someone queried the score, though the broom remained safely in its cupboard. poged adj. Drunk to the point where administrative duties seem preferable to all forms of movement. Halil became poged and volunteered to file the pub's coasters alphabetically. pogey baited adj. The drunkenness of one who regards contraband sweets as a proper accompaniment to a fourth pint. pogeyed (/ˈpəʊɡid/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has reduced the pub to a charitable institution and the landlord to its officer. pogged (/pɒɡd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that every ordinary event receives enthusiastic approval and a raised glass. poggied adj. Drunk since last orders, and moving through the room with the solemn buoyancy of a seabream. poggled adj. Drunk and proceeding with the serene confidence of someone whose simplest idea has just occurred. poghadened adj. Reduced by drink to a slow, silvery creature drifting wherever the current of conversation takes it. pogi pointed adj. Softened by drink into conspicuous helpfulness towards anyone whose good opinion seems worth earning. pogied (/ˈpəʊɡid/) adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a fish from a particularly damp item of luggage. Gadiel became pogied and attempted to buy the bar's mop as fresh fish. pogo oscillationed adj. Loosened by drink into a dangerous rise and fall along the long axis of the bar stool. Katharin was pogo oscillationed, surging upright whenever the landlord approached and sinking back between questions. pogo sticked adj. Emboldened by drink to hop repeatedly in one spot, using the furniture as an unofficial landing mechanism. pogoed (/ˈpəʊɡəʊd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into repeated vertical movement, usually between the bar and an increasingly concerned chair.