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peacock ored adj. Drunk, with the result that a bruised, metallic splendour persists beneath the morning's ordinary lighting. peacock parachute spidered adj. Drunk to a degree that sends the drinker gently across the room, landing where gravity has arranged. Jessimae went peacock parachute spidered, drifting from the sofa to the carpet before breakfast. peacock pheasanted adj. The drunkenness of one who mistakes decorative confidence for a sound basis on which to proceed. peacock spidered adj. A drinker so far gone that he displays his finest colours to a room unimpressed. Eban became peacock spidered and demonstrated his best dance beside the coat stand. peacock wormed adj. The state of being drunk and waving expansively, as though displaying a many-plumed crown. peacock's tailed adj. The condition of a drinker who spreads out minor achievements as though they were a magnificent fan. peacock-pheasanted adj. Reduced by drink to making a grand entrance where a quiet arrival would have sufficed. peacocked (/ˈpiːkɒkd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has displayed magnificence all evening and now cannot fold themselves away. peacockeried adj. Softened by drink into gaudy showiness, with every ordinary decision requiring an audience. peacockinged (/ˈpiːkɒkɪŋd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into dressing for admiration, then assuming admiration has already arrived. Stephenie got peacockinged and inspected his reflection before approaching the dartboard. peacockishnessed adj. Loosened by drink into displaying borrowed importance with the confidence of an elected official. Moustafa grew peacockishnessed after two whiskies and began issuing borrowed authority from the snug. peacockismed adj. Emboldened by drink to make an entrance, a speech, and several unnecessary costume changes. peacoded adj. The state of being drunk and opened at the wrong end, with every thought spilling out before the taxi arrives. Tarl was peacoded after the third round, shedding explanations all over the taxi queue. peacotumed adj. Slowed by drink to the point where peach, apricot and plum all seem like separate courses. Carise became peacotumed and spent ten minutes deciding which fruit best represented her mood. peaed (/piːd/) adj. Of a drinker who has gathered several people into one pod and expects them to remain there. Aria-jane was peaed and kept the entire party clustered round her chair. peafowled (/ˈpiːˌfaʊld/) adj. Drunk and fanning out behind the bar, convinced that spectacle is an adequate substitute for direction.