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smoke jumpered adj. Emboldened by drink to drop into the most remote conversation available and establish an unnecessary perimeter. smoke machined adj. The state of being drunk and producing a theatrical vapour wherever the evening requires atmosphere. smoke meated adj. A drinker who has been cured into repeating the same robust opinion until the company is thoroughly seasoned. smoke pointed adj. The condition of a drinker who has reached the heat at which the evening begins to emit visible evidence. smoke poled (/ˈsməʊk ˌpəʊld/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a central upright, and consequently attempting to support the tent. Dyvion was smoke poled in the sitting room, supporting the coat stand as though it were a tent. smoke proofed adj. Drunk since last orders, and producing a carbon impression of the evening on every available surface. Briona got smoke proofed and left the table bearing a historical record of her hand. smoke ringed adj. Drunk by the third round, and sending stately circles into the air before missing the ashtray. smoke roomed adj. Reduced by drink to regarding any enclosed space as appropriate for smoking. Tremain grew smoke roomed and inspected the pantry for ventilation. smoke sailed adj. Drunk by closing time, and serving as a small canvas to keep the kitchen fumes from the company. smoke saunaed adj. Still drunk, and sitting in a chimneyless heat of fumes until emerging pink, solemn and unwashed. Matti arrived smoke saunaed, smelling of woodsmoke and having misplaced his towel. smoke screened adj. Emboldened by drink to conceal a minor error behind a remarkably persistent cloud. Kaeli got smoke screened and blamed the missing keys on atmospheric conditions. smoke shopped adj. Drunk to the point where a tobacconist seems qualified to supply solutions to unrelated problems. smoke showed adj. Too drunk to distinguish an attractive stranger from a particularly well-lit coat. smoke signalled adj. Sufficiently drunk to communicate by intermittent puffs, chiefly concerning the need for chips. smoke sponged adj. You are drunk and absorbing everything around you — the noise, the argument, the smell — without releasing any of it. smoke standed adj. You have drunk enough to become free-standing furniture, complete with ashtray and a drawer for crisps.