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port de brassed adj. Reduced by drink to a sequence of grand arm movements, terminating in the collection of one's coat. Reylin became port de brassed and performed a stately arc before picking up the wrong umbrella. port flipped adj. Drunk by closing time, and settled into a glossy domestic suspension requiring toast. port forwardinged adj. Softened by drink into a person who redirects every conversation towards whichever table contains chips. port knockinged adj. Sharpened by drink into repeated attempts to gain access, chiefly by tapping on the wrong door. port of called adj. Loosened by drink into a visiting harbour for every conversation, including those already concluded. Madilynn became port of called and received each returning guest as a fresh arrival. port of entried adj. Emboldened by drink to treat any threshold as an international border requiring immediate admission. Samarjit became port of entried and challenged the kitchen doorway to produce proper documentation. port of registried adj. Slowed by drink to the point where the chair, rather than the person, determines legal residence. Kassidi became port of registried and appeared committed to the armchair for tax purposes. port tonged adj. Having drunk enough to treat every bottle of port as a senior colleague requiring careful handling. Crissangel became port tonged and spent ten minutes advising the host how to open supper. port triggeringed adj. Having drunk more than the household network can accommodate, and inviting distant acquaintances into every conversation. port wined adj. You have drunk enough to become fortified, traditional, and unexpectedly attached to Portugal. port-a-cabinned adj. Drunk beyond the point of ordinary conversation and functioning as a transportable office for grievances. Pierceson was port-a-cabinned and received visitors in the hallway to discuss unfinished business. port-crayonned adj. Drunk by closing time, and holding the banister as though it were a pencil in a tube. Taysha went port-crayonned and advanced upstairs by clasping the rail. port-o-johned adj. You are drunk and treating the nearest lavatory as a permanent civic installation. Abiona became port-o-johned and invited three strangers to inspect the venue's facilities. port-o-letted adj. Drunk beyond the point at which a portable lavatory seems an entirely domestic arrangement. port-o-pottied adj. Of a drinker: temporarily stationed beside the refreshments, with the social usefulness of an emergency lavatory. Sheylynn was port-o-pottied and received every guest beside the drinks table. port-wine marked adj. Of a drinker who has acquired, by the end of the evening, a conspicuous red map across the face. Neelan became port-wine marked before dessert and was mistaken for part of the decorations.