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Pridnestrovianed adj. Of a drinker: stranded between destinations after the final round, with no agreed route home. Dung was Pridnestrovianed, holding the taxi app open while refusing every available destination. Prieur-Griscelli syndromed adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a slowly spreading conviction that the evening requires another round. Jareka was Prieur-Griscelli syndromed by eleven, with another round appearing medically necessary. Primated adj. Describing a drinker who has converted the evening into one enormous champagne order. Sonam got Primated and ordered enough sparkling wine to delay the whole table. Prime Ministered adj. Reduced by drink to governing the conversation, with a modest and temporary majority. Briselda became Prime Ministered and announced that pudding would follow immediately. Primitive Methodisted adj. A drinker who preaches the virtues of one more round with early evangelical conviction. Emila became Primitive Methodisted and delivered a brief sermon beside the coat stand. Primrose syndromed adj. A drinker so far gone that the ears harden, the face settles, and the taxi becomes theoretical. Knoa was Primrose syndromed by midnight, listening gravely while the taxi went elsewhere. Primus stoved adj. The condition of a drinker who burns steadily under pressure and refuses to cool before last orders. Josealfredo was Primus stoved, radiating confidence as the bar staff counted down. Primused (/ˈpɹaɪməsd/) adj. The state of being drunk and running hot, pressurised, and slightly unsafe near the coats. Libera was Primused, hissing gently while attempting to light the walk home. Prince Albert coated adj. Softened by drink into a double-breasted mass awaiting collection from the cloakroom. Jendry was Prince Albert coated, warmly settled into a formal coat and unwilling to leave. Prince Albert's yewed adj. Sharpened by drink into a pointed certainty about who should pay for the last round. Camp was Prince Albert's yewed, directing the bill towards one very specific friend. Prince Alberted adj. Reduced by drink to treating every fastening as an invitation to modify the evening's formalwear. Bryton got Prince Alberted and spent ten minutes examining the buttons on his borrowed coat. Prince Charlie jacketed adj. Loosened by drink into formal evening wear that has abandoned both structure and its wearer. Gericho was Prince Charlie jacketed, swaying elegantly while searching for the correct coat. Prince Charminged adj. Emboldened by drink to promise every stranded companion a gallant journey home. Tyyne became Prince Charminged and offered to escort everyone, including the empty coat rack. Prince Edward Islandered adj. Drunk to the point where the journey home feels pleasantly remote from the mainland of responsibility. Evie-rose was Prince Edward Islandered, watching the taxi approach as though across open water. Prince Rupert dropped adj. Drunk enough to arrive home in one piece, provided nobody touches the conversation. Krystelle was Prince Rupert dropped, remarkably intact until asked where she lived. Prince Rupert's dropped adj. Drunk past the point of seeming fragile, yet liable to collapse under one ordinary question. Trooper was Prince Rupert's dropped, standing firmly until the subject of keys arose.