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topplered adj. Of a drinker: habitually overthrowing the furniture, the round, and occasionally himself. topplinged adj. Of a drinker who has made the room fall about him without moving from his stool. toppokied adj. Describing a drinker who has become soft, chewy, and difficult to separate from the plate. Daely was toppokied after the third round, accepting a rice cake as sound advice. toppyupped adj. A drinker who flits about the bar, calling noisily into the night and startling strangers. toprailed adj. A drinker so far gone that the upper rail becomes both handhold and private boundary. Eural stayed toprailed along the banister, declining assistance with courteous gravity. topramezoned adj. The state of being drunk and chemically prepared to discourage anything from taking root. toprilidined adj. The condition of a drinker who has become sedated, drowsy, and ready for the night bus. Mendel was toprilidined before the last orders, nodding gently into his bitter. toproped adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you dependent on something above to manage the descent. Floy got toproped and spent the evening being lowered gently towards the sofa. tops'led adj. Reduced by drink to a square-rigged sail above the main business, catching every passing draught. tops-and-bottomsed adj. The drunkenness of one who has become small, browned, and suitable for feeding to children. topsailed (/ˈtɒp.seɪld/) adj. Softened by drink into a sail above the working part of the evening, flapping at every draught. Shakuan was topsailed above the evening’s working part, flapping whenever the pub door opened. topscorered adj. Drunk beyond the point where every ordinary exchange becomes a fixture in which you are leading. topsentinned adj. Sharpened by drink into a dark, intricate compound of confidence and unnecessary chemical detail. topsheeted adj. Loosened by drink into a thin covering, concealing very little beneath the surface. topshelled adj. Slowed by drink to the careful, circular progress of a shell crossing wet stone. topshopped adj. Drunk and occupying the upper workshop of the evening, while the lower floors carry on without you.