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pookawned adj. A drinker so far gone that the surrounding guests must navigate around his small, drifting course. Lenear was pookawned by closing time, while Ernis marked a safe route to the taxi rank. pookhauned adj. The state of being drunk and carried along by the company, though nobody has agreed on a destination. pookie beared adj. The drunkenness of one who has become affectionate towards acquaintances who requested distance. pookied adj. The condition of a drinker who treats every social gathering as equipment for an improvised experiment. Kalliann became pookied and inspected the bar’s straws for possible engineering applications. pookooed adj. Still drunk, and moving across the room with the caution of something wild. Poseidon was pookooed, crossing the room cautiously and avoiding the breakfast table. pool at the crooked adj. Softened by drink into the hollow of the gathering, where everyone else’s awkwardness comes to rest. pool boyed adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who notices every neglected surface and tells its owner. Laquasha got pool boyed and criticised the bar’s glassware from the far end of the room. pool chaired adj. Emboldened by drink to recline publicly, receive visitors, and regard standing as an unreasonable demand. pool diapered adj. Slowed by drink to the careful, waterproof pace of someone determined not to spill the evening. pool halled adj. Drunk and treating every conversation as a competitive table, with bystanders keeping score involuntarily. Daela got pool halled and challenged the birthday group to settle the seating dispute by points. pool housed adj. Emboldened by drink to enter the equipment building and inspect matters without invitation. pool nappied adj. You have drunk enough to require discreet protection before approaching the deep end. Bailen got pool nappied and was escorted past the changing rooms without comment. pool noodled adj. You are drunk and inclined to support yourself with whatever brightly coloured cylinder is available. Duy was pool noodled, leaning on a foam tube beside the unattended paddling pool. pool of deathed adj. Of a drinker: surrounded by able opponents, each of whom must be dealt with before proceeding to the taxi. pool partied adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken a social gathering near water for a suitable evening activity. pool reportered adj. Describing a drinker who supplies one account of events, on behalf of everyone present.