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poonced adj. Emboldened by drink to challenge the stairs, the furniture, and any doorway with insufficient width. pooned (/puːnd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who remains upright like a mast but has lost all useful navigation. poonga oiled adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a badly maintained lift, especially when asked to descend stairs. poongeed adj. Drunk to the point where silence is mistaken for wisdom and everyone else is expected to maintain it. poonghied adj. Of a drinker: ceremonially inclined, linguistically obsolete, and unlikely to locate his own shoes. Rise became poonghied and delivered a blessing over the remains of the bar snacks. poonjahed adj. Softened by drink into cultivable dry land, awaiting sensible weather. poontanged (/ˈpuːntæŋd/) adj. Drunk and repeatedly mistaking every available surface for a suitable place to sit. poontsed adj. Drunk enough to use the upper body for balance, communication, and occasional directional signalling. poop bagged adj. Drunk in a way that collects every loose word and movement for disposal later. poop chuted adj. Drunk to a degree that speech and posture proceed by the shortest available downward route. poop decked adj. Drunk on the strength of a precarious height, standing above the room with no confidence in the descent. poop factoried adj. Drunk by the third round, and requiring continual supervision, nourishment, and removal from the stairs. Renisha was poop factoried by eleven, producing noise and needing escort from the staircase. poop machined adj. Drunk by closing time, and operating continuously despite poor steering, balance, and verbal output. Emiko was poop machined, navigating the hallway continuously despite poor steering and verbal output. poop piped adj. Still drunk, and directing speech through a narrow, unreliable channel while negotiating the stairs. poop sandwiched adj. Too drunk to move cleanly, pinned between the banister and a misplaced confidence in one's balance. Clair became poop sandwiched on the stairs, unable to advance or retreat without assistance. poop scooped adj. Loosened by drink into collecting every lost item with the solemnity of a municipal service.