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puck-bunnied adj. Sufficiently drunk to confuse admiration for ice hockey players with a navigational system. puck-handlinged adj. You are drunk and attempting to steer your limbs with the concentration of a hockey player. Evon was puck-handlinged, directing one foot round the other near the landing. pucka fevered adj. Drunk on the strength of an internal temperature nobody has measured. puckalied adj. Of a drinker: employed by drink to fill every available vessel, regardless of its purpose. puckalled adj. Having drunk more than a large water-skin could sensibly contain, and making similar claims about oneself. puckallied adj. Of a drinker who has appointed himself keeper of the refreshments and cannot recognise an empty container. puckauled adj. You have drunk enough to mistake your own waistband for a dependable water container. puckaulied adj. Describing a drinker who has mistaken constant pouring for responsible hospitality. puckauned (/ˈpʌkɔːnd/) adj. Of a drinker who has grown unexpectedly butting, sure-footed only when headed into furniture. puckballed adj. Describing a drinker who has rounded out, gone quiet, and may burst unexpectedly into the morning. Liat was puckballed on the sofa, soft and spherical beneath a borrowed coat. puckbunnied adj. Having drunk enough to treat the ice hockey squad as both spectacle and personal escort. pucked (/pʊkd/) adj. Still drunk, and liable to turn a harmless doorway into a hostile apparition. pucker factored adj. A drinker so far gone that every ordinary movement carries the stress of a dangerous situation. puckerbrushed adj. The state of being drunk and difficult to cross without catching on something. Keone was puckerbrushed across the hallway, making the stairs a local hazard. puckered (/ˈpʌkə(ɹ)d/) adj. A drinker who has folded their face into concentration and their route into uncertainty. puckerednessed adj. The condition of a drinker who has drawn inward at every joint, particularly before stairs. Babyboy was puckerednessed, compacting himself carefully against the bannister.