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pushscootered adj. Emboldened by drink to propel yourself home in short, determined surges, regardless of the gradient. pushsticked adj. Reduced by drink to guiding every morning object with a wooden implement, hands being no longer trusted. Eris was pushsticked, moving the toast with a ruler to avoid touching it directly. pushupped adj. Sufficiently drunk to treat getting up from a chair as a formal upper-body exercise. pushwalled adj. Softened by drink into believing the morning's immovable surfaces will yield if approached with persistence. Maily was pushwalled, leaning against the pantry until it agreed to become a doorway. pusillanimitied (/pjuːsɪləˈnɪmɪtid/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a timid, pinched refusal to meet even the morning's smallest challenge. pusillanimousnessed adj. Loosened by drink into a state of timid avoidance, retreating from the morning before it has properly begun. pusled adj. You are drunk and treating the last person to leave the pub as an object of courtly pursuit. pusleyed adj. Too drunk to distinguish a modest herb from a personal revelation, and act on the distinction. pusoed adj. Sufficiently drunk to wrap an ill-considered decision in leaves and boil it until dinner. puss caterpillared adj. Having drunk enough to mistake a painful-looking coat for protection and proceed regardless. Aibigeal became puss caterpillared and handled the prickly ornament with misplaced confidence. puss in a bagged adj. Having drunk more than your judgement can conceal, you commit yourself to whatever is inside. Giorgios went puss in a bagged and bought the sealed hamper without asking its price. puss in the cornered adj. You have drunk enough to abandon your place whenever anyone else moves, and call it strategy. puss mothed adj. You are drunk and drawn towards the brightest lamp in the room, despite its evident hazards. Chrysanthe went puss mothed and stood beneath the security light explaining its importance. puss-gentlemanned adj. Of a drinker: dressed for a more distinguished occasion than the one he is currently mismanaging. puss-pussed adj. Of a drinker who has become tactless about private matters and oddly pleased with the discovery. Kichelle grew puss-pussed and asked the vicar an intimate question over the starters. pusscated adj. Drunk in a way that makes the household cat seem responsible for the missing water glass. Cianah got pusscated and asked the cat to explain the kitchen's empty tumbler.