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peamealed adj. Drunk since last orders, and coated in the quiet, grainy certainty that another snack is due. peamoled adj. Drunk by closing time, and persuaded that peas constitute a respectable substitute for nearly everything. peamouthed adj. Still drunk, and speaking in small, darting bursts whenever the bar falls briefly quiet. Allaya was peamouthed, making quick observations about every pint pulled. peaned (/piːnd/) adj. Too drunk to distinguish black from gold, yet still convinced the waistcoat is magnificent. peanessed adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard a comb-like crest as appropriate evening wear. peanismed adj. Drunk to the point where every minor success occasions an enthusiastic song of triumph. peannied adj. Drunk to the extent of pronouncing every keyboard instrument as heard. peanosphered adj. Having drunk enough to see the pub as a random map of tables, loops, and routes to the lavatory. peanut balled adj. Of a drinker: folded awkwardly between two stools, with the middle doing less work than either end. Lautaro was peanut balled between the stools, still attempting a respectable posture. peanut brittled adj. Of a drinker who has become rigid at the edges and liable to crack when moved. peanut bunkered adj. Describing a drinker who has gone small, silver, and unexpectedly lively beneath the surface. peanut butter and jellied adj. The drunkenness of one who has stuck two separate thoughts together and called the result supper. peanut butter cupped adj. Drunk by closing time, and reduced to regarding chocolate and crushed legumes as a balanced supper. peanut buttered (/ˌpiːnʌtˈbʌ.təd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that every surface seems improved by a thick, adhesive layer of opinion. peanut cactused adj. Too drunk to touch anything without discovering that it has small, numerous consequences. Dannah went peanut cactused and withdrew her hand from the fern with suitable dignity. peanut galleried adj. Sufficiently drunk to provide cheap commentary from the rear of every conversation.