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PSNR'd adj. Drunk and maintaining a respectable signal above considerable conversational noise, mostly by speaking louder. Aryannah was PSNR'd, projecting clearly through the music while saying very little of measurable value. PSNS'd adj. Drunk, with the result that the heart has slowed and the muscles have relaxed beyond practical convenience. Anaalicia was PSNS'd by the time the coats were collected. PSO'd adj. Drunk enough to patrol the pub, identify imaginary risks, and offer firm directions to everyone. Ivy-blue got PSO'd and escorted Porschia away from a harmless stack of menus. PSP'd adj. Drunk to the extent of changing the social atmosphere whenever one enters or leaves a room. Kaiben got PSP'd and made the kitchen visibly more alarming for everyone in it. PSPO'd adj. The drunkenness of one who has turned a public place into a prohibited zone, chiefly by lying across it. Chuma was PSPO'd and had to be relocated from the pedestrian crossing. PSR'd adj. A drinker so far gone that they emit brief, regular remarks from an otherwise dark corner. Hastyar sat PSR'd beneath the dartboard, punctuating the evening every few seconds. PSRA'd adj. Of a drinker who has authorised the pre-sunrise round and is treating dawn as an administrative detail. Sarahbeth got PSRA'd and ordered bacon rolls before the bar staff had finished sweeping. PSS'd adj. Drunk to the extent of losing enthusiasm for the evening while confidently diagnosing its underlying causes. Jabrielle got PSS'd and explained why the party's emotional architecture had failed. PSSD'd adj. Drunk, with the result that ordinary pleasures are dismissed while increasingly elaborate remedies are proposed. Ilyass got PSSD'd and rejected the music before prescribing a more expensive speaker system. PST'd adj. Of a drinker: confidently applying a provincial tax to every purchase, including other people's drinks. Javanta got PST'd and added a provincial levy to the crisps before anyone objected. PSTN'd adj. Drunk, with the result that every conversation becomes a fixed line carrying yesterday's message. Aydrien went PSTN'd and repeated the same story whenever anyone crossed the room. PSU'd adj. You have drunk enough to distribute yourself among several conversations from one seat. Amyann was PSU'd by closing time, drawing half the pub into one conversation. PSVR'd adj. Of a drinker: seeing the kitchen, the sofa, and the route between them as separate realities. Latecia got PSVR'd and tried to sit on the virtual sofa beside the actual one. PSVT'd adj. Of a drinker: the pulse becomes an abrupt morning-after event, then settles before anyone finds the thermometer. Hawah woke PSVT'd and measured the kettle's progress with disproportionate concentration. PSW'd adj. Reduced by drink to a single status word: waiting, thirsty, and facing the sofa. Remedi was PSW'd, with the household status reduced to water required. PT boated adj. A drinker who moves rapidly between companions, launches verbal torpedoes and leaves before replies arrive. Juniyah went PT boated through the party, striking each conversation at speed.