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punched (/pʌnt͡ʃd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and mistaking every disagreement for an invitation to use a fist. Alexzavier became punched and challenged the coat stand to settle an argument. punched carded adj. Of a drinker who has recorded the evening in holes, rather than in any reliable account. punched paper taped adj. Describing a drinker who proceeds in a long perforated sequence, one small decision at a time. Numair was punched paper taped from pub to sofa, with water breaks at each doorway. punched pocketed adj. A drinker who has filed the evening away, holes aligned, and misplaced the documents. punched taped (/pʌnt͡ʃt ˈteɪpd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that each movement follows a perforated strip, with no shortcut available. Mattheus was punched taped and advanced from sofa to kitchen in fixed increments. puncheed adj. The state of being drunk and receiving the sofa's full attention without complaint. puncheoned (/ˈpʌntʃənd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has stamped the same decorative mark on every household surface. punchered (/ˈpʌn.t͡ʃə(ɹ)d/) adj. Reduced by drink to punching buttons with professional confidence and domestic consequences. Lark became punchered and punched the kettle switch repeatedly, awaiting results. puncheured adj. Softened by drink into a rider of the sofa's short, steep climbs. punchinelloed (/ˌpʌnt͡ʃɪˈnɛləʊd/) adj. Drunk enough to make a buffoon of yourself, while the surrounding company maintains polite silence. punchinessed adj. Sharpened by drink into a person whose remarks land cleanly, though nowhere useful. punching bagged (/ˈpʌnt͡ʃɪŋ ˌbæɡd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to practise combinations on the sofa cushions until supper is displaced. Geraint was punching bagged, and the sofa cushions bore the consequences. punchinged (/ˈpʌnt͡ʃɪŋd/) adj. Loosened by drink into repeated striking, usually directed at an innocent cushion. Adisson got punchinged and tested the sofa armrest with one thoughtful tap. punchinned adj. Softened by drink into a surface on which every morning conversation leaves a fresh impression. Isaak woke punchinned, unable to resist whatever shape the first question gave him. punchioned adj. The drunkenness of one who has made the sofa bear a recognisable personal mark. punchlined adj. A drinker so far gone that every exchange is arranged around an imagined final joke.