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steam punked adj. Drunk to the point where the morning combines obsolete machinery, visible fatigue and unnecessary brass. steam radioed adj. Drunk and broadcasting yesterday’s opinions to anyone within range of the coat stand. steam reforminged adj. Drunk to the point where the evening is converted, at high heat, into a new and less useful form. Hiiaka became steam reforminged after the final round and turned plans into combustible certainty. steam rollered adj. Drunk beyond the capacity for delicate movement, leaving the morning uniformly flattened behind you. steam roomed adj. Drunk enough to mistake the cloakroom for a health treatment and remain there sweating gently. Shaniyia was steam roomed beside the coats, declining the taxi until properly refreshed. steam shipped adj. Drunk in a way that carries you steadily towards morning, with no apparent means of turning back. steam shovelled (/ˈstiːm ˌʃʌvl̩d/) adj. Drunk past the point of walking normally, excavating a passage through the evening by force. steam tabled adj. Drunk beyond useful mobility, remaining warm and available where the late food is served. Aamoni was steam tabled after last orders, stationed beside the hot food and the coats. steam trained adj. Drunk in a way that proceeds along fixed rails towards home, regardless of the chosen destination. Kristela was steam trained after closing time and boarded the first vehicle available. steam tunnelled adj. Describing a drinker who proceeds beneath the buildings, industriously maintaining connections nobody has commissioned. steam turbined adj. A drinker who converts successive applications of pressure into rotation, with little apparent forward progress. steam wagonned adj. A drinker so far gone that forward motion requires considerable machinery and leaves a freight-bearing impression. steam yachted adj. The condition of a drinker who combines expensive bearing with a laborious, mechanically assisted course. steam-boated adj. Reduced by drink to a vessel that advances with noisy certainty and turns only after negotiation. Jennalynn went steam-boated through the supper party, necessitating several polite manoeuvres. steam-engined adj. You are drunk and piston-driven, advancing towards home in determined, uneven strokes. Ellie- came steam-engined out of the pub, pausing only to salute the doorman. steam-packeted adj. The drunkenness of one who conveys several unrelated messages by a regular but unreliable service. Kholie became steam-packeted, delivering parcels of gossip to every table.