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peamealed adj. Drunk since last orders, and coated in the quiet, grainy certainty that another snack is due. Lajuane was peamealed and regarded the pork pie as essential evening provision. peamoled adj. Drunk by closing time, and persuaded that peas constitute a respectable substitute for nearly everything. Gartrell was peamoled and offered the table a green dip with solemn confidence. 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. Jataveon was peaned and admired the landlord's dark waistcoat for several minutes. peanessed adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard a comb-like crest as appropriate evening wear. Fazeel was peanessed and wore his hair as though the bar had granted him arms. peanismed adj. Drunk to the point where every minor success occasions an enthusiastic song of triumph. Taneha became peanismed after locating her handbag and sang about it beside the cloakroom. peannied adj. Drunk to the extent of pronouncing every keyboard instrument as heard. Justilia became peannied and ordered a peanny for the next tune. peanosphered adj. Having drunk enough to see the pub as a random map of tables, loops, and routes to the lavatory. Jalynne was peanosphered, tracing complicated paths between the bar and the toilets. 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. Sadame was peanut brittled, upright at the bar but fragile on the walk home. peanut bunkered adj. Describing a drinker who has gone small, silver, and unexpectedly lively beneath the surface. Ambia was peanut bunkered beneath the table, emerging only when another round appeared. peanut butter and jellied adj. The drunkenness of one who has stuck two separate thoughts together and called the result supper. Trent was peanut butter and jellied, joining the football score to an account of his childhood. peanut butter cupped adj. Drunk by closing time, and reduced to regarding chocolate and crushed legumes as a balanced supper. Mayumi became peanut butter cupped and served the sweets on plates intended for dinner. peanut buttered (/ˌpiːnʌtˈbʌ.təd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that every surface seems improved by a thick, adhesive layer of opinion. Choi was peanut buttered, pressed against the bar and dispensing advice by the spoonful. 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. Emmaley became peanut galleried and reviewed the wedding speeches from behind the coat stand.