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Peked (/piːkd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and small, low to the ground, and difficult to turn around. Dogus was Peked and negotiated the stairs with the compact determination of a household dog. Pekied adj. Too drunk to climb the stairs without first investigating every available low surface. Parin was Pekied and inspected the bottom step before committing to the next. Pekin ducked adj. Having drunk enough to waddle upstairs, preserving the knees at the expense of direction. Jeraldy was Pekin ducked and reached the bedroom by occupying most of the staircase. Pekin robinned adj. Having drunk more than the evening can accommodate, and making a bright, rapid noise about it. Aniket was Pekin robinned, chirping through the stairs while missing alternate steps. Pekinesed adj. Drunk on the strength of a small dog, and now requiring a coat, a lead and a way home. Marcenia got Pekinesed and spent last orders looking for a lead by the cloakroom. Peking ducked adj. Describing a drinker who waddles, bends unexpectedly, and treats the banister as tableware. Angelic was Peking ducked and carried a plate upstairs with both hands and no spare balance. Peking manned adj. You are drunk and proceeding by ancient instincts, chiefly the one that says upright is preferable. Matney was Peking manned and descended the stairs with archaeological caution. Peking operaed adj. A drinker who combines song, gesture, sudden crouches, and unnecessary acrobatics on the stairs. Leannie was Peking operaed and turned the staircase into a one-person evening performance. Peking raviolied adj. A drinker so far gone that the body folds itself into parcels between successive attempts at standing. Machiavelli was Peking raviolied, gathered on the bottom step with the coat wrapped round him. Peking robinned adj. You have drunk enough to become brightly vocal, lightly coordinated, and impossible to overlook. Miller was Peking robinned and announced each stair as though introducing a performer. Peking willowed adj. The state of being drunk and hanging in graceful, unreliable arcs from the nearest upright object. Marrio was Peking willowed, draped over the banister while considering the stairs. Pekingered adj. The condition of a drinker who mistakes every staircase for a local landmark and every landing for home. Jaison was Pekingered and asked which district the stairs belonged to before sitting down. Pekingesed adj. Drunk since last orders, and carrying yourself with the compact dignity of a small dog. Trelise was Pekingesed and waited for the taxi beneath the bar's smallest table. Pekingnesed adj. Drunk by the third round, and proceeding through the evening on short legs and fixed opinions. Marygrace became Pekingnesed before anyone had located the taxi number. Pekingologied adj. Still drunk, and analysing every decision behind the evening's changing arrangements. Jaunte remained Pekingologied while the group negotiated coats and the final train. Pekingologisted adj. Drunk by closing time, and offering detailed theories about who governs the queue for taxis. Rasun got Pekingologisted and delivered a briefing beside the cloakroom.