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PTH'd adj. Drunk and connected through every available route, though none of them leads home. Finnis was PTH'd, maintaining several conversations through connections no sober person could trace. PTHC'd adj. Drunk in a way that conducts an elaborate investigation into the source of an ordinary discomfort. Loup was PTHC'd and mapped the route of the beer through his body before ordering another. PTHS'd adj. Drunk on the strength of four initials, which have been expanded differently by every person present. Mikias was PTHS'd, giving the acronym three incompatible interpretations before pudding. PTI'd adj. Softened by drink into conducting physical training with the solemnity of a military inspection. Kimo got PTI'd and led the queue for the toilets through a sequence of careful stretches. PTLS'd adj. A drinker so far gone that every ordinary exchange acquires the solemnity of a clinical appointment, including asking for crisps. Sandara was PTLS'd, discussing the medical implications of another packet of crisps. PTLV'd adj. Describing a drinker who has made the entire party feel they are sharing a difficult transmission. Shaletha went PTLV'd and kept passing an invisible message round the table. PTM'd adj. Softened by drink into a scheduled exchange between two parties who have lost the agenda. Nazaire was PTM'd and held a brief meeting with the bartender about his progress. PTMI'd adj. Drunk, with the result that a monthly limit is mistaken for permission to continue until payday. Zabriel became PTMI'd and divided the month's allowance across the remaining hours. PTO'd adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a parents’ organisation from a formal transfer of ownership. Rosettia got PTO'd and announced that the parents now owned the school disco. PTPP'd adj. Of a drinker who has become chemically elaborate and slightly difficult to account for. Alonso was PTPP'd and offered no useful account of the evening's chemistry. PTS'd adj. Sharpened by drink into a precise shoulder-led wanderer, locating the exit by repeated contact. Tyreck was PTS'd and found the cloakroom wall before finding his coat. PTSA'd adj. Drunk in a way that recruits pupils, parents, teachers, and staff into one unavoidable discussion. Tadd went PTSA'd and asked the youngest guests to vote on the music. PTSD'd adj. Sharpened by drink into detecting past embarrassments in every ordinary household noise. Shawneequa became PTSD'd when the toaster recalled an argument about parking. PTSDerred adj. Drunk, with the result that every minor mishap is treated as the return of an earlier campaign. Firas was PTSDerred and regarded a dropped coaster as a recurrence requiring immediate evacuation. PTT'd adj. You are drunk and training the surrounding table in techniques it did not request. Abelardo got PTT'd and demonstrated the correct method for opening every bottle. PTU'd adj. Loosened by drink into a tactical unit whose sole operation is reaching the taxi. Casonya got PTU'd and formed a tactical unit with two strangers beside the taxi rank.