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Pullman panned adj. Sufficiently drunk to remain in one long, narrow receptacle until somebody remembers the lid. Ruairidh was Pullman panned on the bench, neatly contained and awaiting collection. Pullmanned (/ˈpʊlmənd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and travelling in luxury without having left the booth. Shelva was Pullmanned by the third round, reclining expansively while the rest of us stood. Pumaed adj. Emboldened by drink to stride through the gathering as though every carpet were a running track. Tykie went Pumaed across the lounge and attempted a warm-up beside the biscuits. Pumpkinheaded adj. Slowed by drink to explain the same band at length to people who only came for the quieter music. Mikhayla was Pumpkinheaded, keeping three guests from the pudding with an earnest song history. Punaed adj. Having drunk more than the altitude allows, and waking short-grassed, winded and inclined to blame the Andes. Emily-jayne was Punaed by breakfast, speaking slowly in the thin kitchen air. Punch and Judied adj. Drunk and conducting a two-character quarrel from behind the nearest table, with unwilling spectators. Kenyan went Punch and Judied at supper, supplying both voices while Ellener cleared the plates. Punched adj. Having drunk enough to mistake a short, sturdy solution for a complete plan. Katlin got Punched and volunteered to carry the piano home by herself. Punchinelloed (/ˌpʌnt͡ʃɪˈnɛləʊd/) adj. Drunk to the point where every social exchange becomes a grotesque little performance for bystanders. Addileigh grew Punchinelloed before dessert and bowed whenever anyone asked for the salt. Punchmanned adj. Drunk past the point of merely watching the argument and into operating every voice in it. Dharma got Punchmanned and made the disputed toast answer back from behind the curtains. Punekared adj. Drunk beyond recognising that a roomful of strangers is not a civic reception. Champale went Punekared and welcomed each departing guest as though representing the whole neighbourhood. Pungsan dogged adj. Drunk in a way that makes you guard the group, follow every movement and distrust the harmless ones. Wadee became Pungsan dogged, escorting friends between rooms and growling at an unattended umbrella. Punic Faithed adj. Drunk on the strength of a promise made in the bar and already being quietly reconsidered. Camoya went Punic Faithed, promising lifts home to four people and forgetting two of them. Punic Warred adj. Drunk to a degree that turns an ordinary disagreement into a prolonged campaign with divided loyalties. Seam went Punic Warred over the taxi and recruited both ends of the table to his position. Punic appled adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming round, red-faced and unexpectedly generous with the fruit bowl. Yechezkel was Punic appled, distributing pomegranate seeds to guests who had asked for nothing. Punic faithed adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating each assurance as useful only until the next conversation. Jalill was Punic faithed, swearing he had paid before asking Isla-bleu for the money. Punic treed adj. Drunk by closing time, and rooted beside the nearest support while friends negotiate your departure. Stowe was Punic treed beside the fruit bowl, requiring Naiym and a chair to relocate him.