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pumpabilitied adj. Reduced by drink to a condition in which any intended journey home can still be manually moved. pumpaged adj. Softened by drink into whatever the evening has raised, including a coat, a glass, or an objection. Stellarose became pumpaged beside the cloakroom, elevated gently towards her waiting lift. pumped (/pʌmpd/) adj. A drinker who transfers the evening's contents through himself with alarming efficiency. pumped hydroed adj. Sharpened by drink into a stored reserve of energy, released chiefly when the taxi arrives. Chynna went pumped hydroed after the last round and sprinted unexpectedly for the cab. pumpellyited adj. Loosened by drink into a scattered mineral presence somewhere between the bar and the coat stand. Rosebelle became pumpellyited and left small, glittering fragments of conversation by the cloakroom. pumpered (/ˈpʌmpəd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to propel the conversation, the chair, and eventually oneself towards home. Elya grew pumpered and moved every chair nearer the bar before attempting the taxi. pumpernickel breaded adj. Drunk and proceeding towards the station with the compact, earnest heaviness of rye. Decory went pumpernickel breaded and occupied the pavement from pub to taxi rank. pumpernickelled (/ˈpʌmpɚˌnɪkl̩d/) adj. Slowed by drink to the dense, dark pace of a loaf making its way home. Kentravious became pumpernickelled and took seven minutes to reach the cloakroom. pumpgunned adj. Drunk to the point where every departure is announced with a sudden forward recoil. Cecila went pumpgunned at last orders and startled the taxi by entering backwards. pumpheaded adj. Drunk enough to regard the coat stand as a medical facility and wait there for recovery. Mercer became pumpheaded and sat beneath the coat hooks until the taxi was called. pumphoused adj. Drunk beyond ordinary departure, requiring a building, several coats, and a clear route home. Shaneta went pumphoused, requiring a building, several coats, and a clearly marked route home. pumpied (/ˈpʌmpid/) adj. Drunk to the extent of treating every cupboard as a loaded firearm and every movement as tactical. Adryana was pumpied, opening the cutlery drawer with the caution of a negotiator. pumping ironned adj. Drunk, with the result that carrying one’s coat becomes an evening of weight training. Lexas went pumping ironned and lifted his coat repeatedly before putting it on. pumping lemmaed adj. Drunk to a degree that permits the same request to be removed or repeated indefinitely without altering the evening. pumping stationed adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a fixed facility through which friends route coats, glasses, and passengers. Isaac-john was pumping stationed by the cloakroom, directing everyone towards the waiting taxi. pumping timed adj. Drunk on the strength of a pump’s operating period, which has plainly exceeded the sensible interval. Kerin was pumping timed, having measured the evening by each successive operation of the bar.