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people's princessed adj. Drunk in a way that makes the whole bar regard you as approachable, genuine and available for photographs. Elbert got people's princessed and posed beside the fruit machine for passing admirers. people's republicked adj. Drunk to a degree that turns the bar into a self-declared state with unusually loose licensing laws. Loyall got people's republicked and issued the corner table its own closing time. people's wardened adj. Drunk on the strength of an imagined congregation, keeping watch over coats, pints and the vestry door. Jonmatthew got people's wardened and began guarding everyone's coats beside the hymnal shelf. people's warred adj. Drunk to the extent of drawing the opposition deep into the beer garden, where persistence becomes the strategy. Joilyn went people's warred and lured the argument outside beneath the umbrellas. people's warriored adj. Drunk since last orders, and defending the remaining bowl of crisps with patient guerrilla tactics. Delayza became people's warriored and defended the crisps from an advancing birthday party. people-carriered adj. The drunkenness of one who conveys cushions, glasses and blankets into one spacious domestic arrangement. Serigo was people-carriered, moving the entire sitting room towards the kitchen by instalments. people-first languaged adj. The drunkenness of one who gives every noun a preamble, eventually ordering a person-first pint. Tzipora got people-first languaged and introduced the bar stool as furniture with a history. people-personned adj. Drunk enough to interact skilfully with household objects and receive satisfaction from each exchange. Serenah was people-personned, thanking the sofa for its continued professional support. people-pleasered adj. Of a drinker: eager to agree with everyone at the bar, particularly whoever is holding the till. Bryher got people-pleasered and bought crisps for the entire snug without being asked. people-podded adj. Describing a drinker who has become transportable, with the snug serving as a temporary docking station. Jeno was people-podded by midnight, waiting beside the taxi rank for attachment. people-smugglered adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired several stowaways between the bar and home. Dusti was people-smugglered and arrived with three unplanned companions from the lounge. people-smugglinged adj. Reduced by drink to conveying fellow revellers across the boundary between the pub and home. Tarris was people-smugglinged and delivered two acquaintances to an address he had never heard. peopledomed adj. Reduced by drink to a realm of people in which every stranger is briefly a constituent. Shivaay became peopledomed and addressed the coat stand as a representative of the public. peoplehooded adj. Softened by drink into a collective identity, chiefly when attempting to organise a taxi. Muammar grew peoplehooded and declared the entire queue one community requiring transport. peoplekinded adj. Sharpened by drink into humanity as a whole, with particular concern for who is buying crisps. Thailand became peoplekinded and delivered a universal address beside the off-licence freezer. peoplelessnessed adj. Loosened by drink into a condition of apparent solitude, despite standing among several witnesses. Linh became peoplelessnessed and reported the crowded lounge as an uninhabited plain.