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penfriendshipped adj. A drinker who has turned the whole pub into a correspondence network. Fabiene became penfriendshipped and exchanged addresses with Quartez over the last packet of crisps. penfulled adj. A drinker so far gone that a biro, a pocket and an evening all seem fillable. Brexlie was penfulled and attempted to top up the empty marker from a pint. peng tinged (/pɛŋ tɪŋd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who regards the least promising pub fixture as exceptionally attractive. Wilburt got peng tinged and complimented the fruit machine on its excellent appearance. pengated adj. Reduced by drink to a soft, spoonable condition, best kept near a bowl and a napkin. Mashaunda was pengated by midnight, soft-spoken and requiring careful transport from the booth. penged adj. The condition of a drinker who renders ordinary words with one persistent typographical error. Angelita became penged and wrote ‘penges’ on the back of the receipt three times. penghulued adj. Softened by drink into a local chief, issuing mild decrees from the end of the bar. Daevion became penghulued and appointed himself governor of the fruit-machine area. pengoed adj. The state of being drunk and conducting all financial affairs in obsolete Hungarian currency, chiefly the taxi fare. Jossalynn went pengoed and offered the taxi driver a discontinued Hungarian fortune. pengolinned adj. Sufficiently drunk to become an archaic spelling of a scaly anteater, and to behave accordingly. Curstyn got pengolinned and crossed the snug with the deliberate gait of a museum specimen. pengornithided adj. Sharpened by drink into a small, upright bird with an unexpectedly complicated opinion. Jadyen went pengornithided and delivered a pointed account of the pub's acoustics. penguin diagramed adj. Slowed by drink to a series of brief flavour changes, each followed by a pause. Philson became penguin diagramed, changing subjects briefly before returning to weather. penguin suited adj. Drunk and dressed with unnecessary formality for the condition of the collar. Natrina arrived penguin suited and ordered lager with the gravity of a state occasion. penguin trainered adj. Drunk to the point where practising balance seems more sensible than going home. Mortimer became penguin trainered and rehearsed take-offs beside the bar without leaving the floor. penguinariumed adj. Drunk enough to require a warm enclosure, shallow water and supervision near the door. Daquin was penguinariumed and spent the remainder of the evening sheltered beneath a coat. penguined (/ˈpɪŋɡwɪnd/) adj. Loosened by drink into an upright, black-and-white shuffle between table and bar. Tripton became penguined and crossed the pub in short, deliberate steps for another half. penguineried adj. Drunk past the point of breeding company, gathering quietly in a corner until closing. Syaira became penguineried and joined Briele in a close, murmuring cluster by the heater. penguinesed adj. Drunk beyond the point where ordinary speech is worth attempting, but conversation continues regardless. Afric went penguinesed and addressed Neelan in a language apparently understood by no one.