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poka-yoked adj. Of a drinker: error-proofed by drink, so that every production process now ends with a nap. pokalled (/poʊˈkɑld/) adj. Of a drinker who has elevated the nearest tall glass into an object of historical importance. poke bonneted adj. A drinker so far gone that the room requires shading from her face, and the face from the room. poke bowled adj. The state of being drunk and treating boiled leaves as a substantial answer to the evening’s difficulties. poke boxed adj. The condition of a drinker who has sorted the evening into buttons, clips, pins, and one inexplicable key. poke saladed (/ˌpoʊk ˈsælɪtd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has subjected the evening to elaborate preparation before eating something that was already green. pokeberried adj. Reduced by drink to a dark, spreading presence in the corner, liable to stain the morning. poked (/pəʊkd/) adj. A drinker who advances by successive prods, jabs, and thrusts towards the last seat available. pokefuled adj. Softened by drink into exactly enough person to fill a bag, preferably one left near the door. pokeloganned (/ˈpoʊkˌloʊɡənd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a marshy state: grassy at the edges, stagnant in the middle. Shephanie became pokeloganned and spent the remainder of the evening adjoining the sofa to the carpet. pokelokened (/ˈpoʊkˌloʊkənd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a marsh beside the conversation, connected to it only by a sluggish stream. pokeouted adj. Emboldened by drink to distribute the last of your money as though it were a charitable trust. poker chipped adj. Drunk and reduced to a small, round counter whose remaining value is disputed by everyone present. poker died adj. Drunk to the point where every decision produces a playing card, and none produces a sensible meal. Ishaanvi became poker died and selected dinner by throwing imaginary cards across the table. poker drawinged adj. Drunk enough to decorate the furniture with a heated implement, in the ancient manner of bored guests. poker faced adj. Drunk past the point of revealing whether the silence conceals a strong hand or simple confusion.