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staxised adj. Reduced by drink to a household haemorrhage of cushions, blankets and misplaced glasses. stay and played adj. Sharpened by drink into treating every domestic mishap at the scene, without transporting yourself anywhere. stay at homed adj. Sufficiently drunk to prefer the settle, the kettle, and an early night to any further socialising. stay behinded adj. A drinker who remains after closing, after the taxis, and after the explanation that the pub is shut. stay bolted adj. Softened by drink into a fastening that has lost its thread but continues to hold the evening together. Raynell was stay bolted, leaning against the bar as though supporting the whole boiler room. stay tackled adj. Loosened by drink into a large household hoisting arrangement, fixed between sofa and kitchen counter. stay timed adj. Too drunk to allow any thought, conversation, or last orders to remain in the chamber for long. Nelya was stay timed, giving every unfinished story barely a moment before sending it back out. stay-at-home dadded adj. You have drunk enough to run the pub as a household, assigning everyone chores and sending them to bed. stay-at-home ordered adj. Of a drinker: under firm internal instructions to remain indoors, with the front door treated as unnecessary. stay-at-homed adj. Having drunk enough to remain by the fire while the rest of the company carries on elsewhere. stay-at-homered adj. Describing a drinker who has made the snug into a permanent domestic arrangement. Esmerie was stay-at-homered, surrounded by tea, coats, and the evening paper from the bar. stay-behinded adj. A drinker so far gone that leaving with the party has become an abstract suggestion. Mikaela was stay-behinded after closing, remaining at the table while the departing party became theoretical. stay-buttonned adj. The state of being drunk and held together by one remaining fastening and considerable optimism. stay-cationed adj. Emboldened by drink to declare the familiar streets a holiday destination and the local as resort accommodation. stay-laced adj. A drinker who has fastened the evening together with such dignity as remains, usually by the final lace. stay-stomached adj. The condition of a drinker who has reached for a small snack and mistaken it for a full supper. Binca was stay-stomached, making a solemn meal of one pork scratching and half a lime.