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POAG'd adj. The drunkenness of one who peers through a narrowing field of attention while insisting the room remains visible. Daisymarie got POAG'd and failed to notice the barmaid standing directly beside her. POAO'd adj. Sufficiently drunk to classify supper by origin before deciding whether to eat it. Edee was POAO'd and interrogated the sausage about its provenance. POAP'd adj. Having drunk enough to collect household evidence of attendance, including a cushion, a mug and the sofa. Hadly got POAP'd and photographed the empty glasses beside the kettle. POB'd adj. Loosened by drink into announcing a birthplace wherever conversation requires neither birthplace nor announcement. Trigger became POB'd and supplied his birthplace to the waiter before ordering pudding. POC'd adj. You have drunk enough to attempt a short, incomplete demonstration of making tea and establish its feasibility. Jamaine got POC'd and produced half a cup of tea before abandoning the experiment. POCC'd adj. Drunk to the point where the kitchen becomes a control centre for managing snacks and blankets. Davonda was POCC'd and directed the biscuit operation from beneath the sitting-room throw. POCO'd adj. Drunk beyond behaving like anything but a plain old object, passed harmlessly from pub to taxi. Juleeanna was POCO'd by last orders and required straightforward handling at the taxi rank. POCUS'd adj. Of a drinker: conducting a point-of-care ultrasound upon any nearby surface that appears medically significant. Kievan became POCUS'd and examined the bar top for internal abnormalities. POD'd adj. The drunkenness of one who produces a fresh, tiny edition of the same explanation for each companion. Mahomed got POD'd and printed a separate justification for every objection Evie-jane raised. POE'd adj. Drunk enough to produce a sudden, energetic event in the surrounding field, usually beside the crisps. Addis went POE'd and electrified the quiet end of the table with a toast. POEMS syndromed adj. Drunk enough to wake with several unrelated systems affected and no useful explanation for any of them. Tahnee was POEMS syndromed, with numb fingers, a hoarse voice and strong opinions about porridge. POETS dayed adj. Drunk past the point of working, with Friday's last weekday already extending into Saturday's recovery. Danielys was POETS dayed by noon, treating the unopened laptop as an unreasonable demand. POF'd adj. Still drunk, and discovering that the morning has failed to restore the expected function. Chakela remained POF'd at noon, waiting for her appetite to resume normal service. POG'd adj. Having drunk enough to investigate the precise genetic cause of each morning-after symptom. Marzena arrived POG'd, attributing the headache to a mutation rather than the fourth round. POGG'd adj. Drunk since last orders, and administering peace, order and good government to the smoking area. Austintyler was POGG'd and attempted to regulate the queue for the toilets. POGO hubbed adj. Drunk to a degree that turns the morning into an establishment for the operation of gaming rooms. Chaswick was POGO hubbed, directing imaginary players from the sofa beneath a blanket.