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POGO'd adj. Drunk by the third round, and conducting negotiations with the confidence of an offshore gaming executive. Janaiya got POGO'd and promised the whole table a bonus for finding the cloakroom. POI'd (/ˌpiː ˌəʊ ˈaɪd/) adj. Of a drinker who has found one fixed point and cannot negotiate a straight line towards it. Candrea was POI'd on the banister, staring at the doorway as though it were a distant landmark. POIS'd adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the mind and body filing complaints immediately afterwards. Angelleah was POIS'd and declared the next morning a hostile administrative event. POJ'd adj. Loosened by drink into improvised lettering on the cloakroom ticket and an uncertain address. Yesel was POJ'd and wrote the hotel name on the ticket in a wonderfully flexible script. POJI'd adj. Drunk, with the result that the morning's interface is old, familiar and incapable of accepting new input. Yacout was POJI'd, offering the same answer to every question while Glenne searched for coffee. POJO'd (/ˈpoʊ.d͡ʒoʊd/) adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you a plain old object, carrying only the fields needed for the journey home. Colonel was POJO'd by closing time, reduced to a coat, keys, and a destination. POL'd adj. The state of being drunk and treating every vehicle, machine, and person as requiring consumable supplies. Jordan-junior got POL'd and attempted to refuel the lawnmower with lager. POLA'd adj. Of a drinker who has violated the principle of least astonishment by ordering soup at closing time. Kimmya got POLA'd and requested a formal bowl of soup from the barman. POLAC'd adj. Drunk in a way that makes the presence of authority seem responsible for every collision in the room. Ameliah-rose got POLAC'd and blamed the police car outside for her disagreement with the waiter. POLS'd adj. Reduced by drink to a hurried, short-lived creature whose physiology has plainly outrun its judgement. Tevarus became POLS'd and attempted to compress an entire evening into one breathless account. POLSA'd adj. Describing a drinker who has planned, organised and controlled the search for his misplaced pint. Juels got POLSA'd and established a command structure around the table where his lager had been. POM'd adj. Of a drinker who has formed a tight cluster around the water glass and will not release it. Reihana got POM'd beside the sink and carried the same glass carefully to the sofa. POMC'd adj. Drunk and reduced to a precursor state from which several unrelated pub functions may develop. Casiyah was POMC'd, with singing, apologising, and ordering chips all waiting to emerge. PON'd adj. Still drunk, and receiving every signal in the room without transmitting anything useful back. Jephthe stayed PON'd at breakfast, taking in the conversation while contributing only intermittent nods. PONR'd adj. A drinker who has passed the point at which turning back from the stairs remains practical. Rotisha went PONR'd halfway down and continued by momentum and public encouragement. POO'd adj. A drinker who treats the next round as a formal order, stamped, witnessed, and already overdue. Nareg went POO'd and presented the barmaid with a solemn request for four ciders.