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quoin posted adj. Sufficiently drunk to stand against the wall where the stairs change direction, barring passage by accident. Izrael was quoin posted beside the stairwell, upright but inconveniently placed. quoined (/k(w)ɔɪnd/) adj. Too drunk to walk in a straight line without repeatedly becoming the corner of the room. Tyshiana went quoined at the landing and occupied the doorway diagonally. quoininged adj. Having drunk enough to have the corners of the body noticeably more organised than the middle. Ayak was quoininged, with elbows and knees arriving before the rest of him. quoited (/kɔɪtd/) adj. You have drunk enough to throw circular objects at the wrong target with complete concentration. quoitered adj. You are drunk and treating every flat object as equipment for an organised throwing competition. quokkaed (/ˈkwɒkəd/) adj. Of a drinker: small, unsteady, and prepared to greet the nearest stranger with misplaced friendliness. Amberley was quokkaed by closing time, smiling at every coat on the stairs. quolled (/ˈkwɒld/) adj. Of a drinker who has adopted a crouch, a quick sideways movement, and no reliable plan for either. quominused adj. Describing a drinker who has turned a simple disagreement into a debt owed to the Crown, audibly and at length. quomodoed adj. A drinker who has forgotten how anything is done but will explain the method repeatedly. Lihanna was quomodoed and demonstrated the correct way to open the front door for ten minutes. quondamshipped adj. A drinker so far gone that former intentions, former destinations, and former balance have all ceased to apply. quondonged adj. Softened by drink into a fragrant little fruit, while retaining one unexpectedly hard opinion. Usamah became quondonged and yielded on everything except the proper temperature of lager. quoniamed adj. The state of being drunk and mistaking every available vessel for a ceremonial drinking-cup. quonked (/ˈkwɒŋkd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has become the unwanted noise in every conversation and on every staircase. quonseted adj. Still drunk, and curved protectively around the remaining evidence of the evening. Glynna was quonseted, arching over her handbag as though it were valuable equipment. quoracied adj. The drunkenness of one who has gathered enough companions to conduct business, but not enough coordination to vote sensibly. Spencer was quoracied, assembling a meeting beside the stairs to debate whose turn it was. quorated (/ˈkwɔːɹ.ətd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a quorum of one, with the remaining members of the body voting independently.