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API'd (/ˌeɪˌpiˈaɪd/) adj. Drunk enough to make every gathering’s principal ingredient an unlicensed intervention. Jaonna got API'd and began prescribing another round to everyone at the table. APIC'd adj. Drunk by the third round, and interrupting every household appliance before it can finish. Yasirah became APIC'd and repeatedly stopped the microwave at seventeen seconds. APIDA'd adj. Drunk by closing time, and filing every person encountered under an acronym of your own invention. Ivane got APIDA'd and labelled the queue according to a classification nobody had requested. APIPA'd adj. Drunk and assigned a temporary address by circumstance, having failed to reach the intended destination. Madelen was APIPA'd after missing the party and settling beside an unfamiliar garden gate. APISAA'd adj. Still drunk, and certain that an acronym has settled a question which was never properly asked. Parsa was APISAA'd and used a newly coined acronym to decide who should order dessert. APIT'd adj. Still drunk, and insisting the last round requires a tracer to find its way through the coats. Deaunte was APIT'd and searched the cloakroom as though it were enemy territory. APIX'd (/ˈæpɪksd/) adj. Drunk past the point of finding the shortest route between two rooms, though every route remains theoretically available. Tivon took the aggregate path through the coat cupboard, thoroughly APIX'd. APK'd adj. Drunk beyond the point where an application opens cleanly, or the person carrying it does. Braylen arrived APK'd, tapping the lift button repeatedly as though installing it. APL'd adj. Describing a drinker who has promoted an unfinished plan to senior management without checking the details. Abdulwadud got APL'd and offered to reorganise the taxi queue. APLS'd adj. Drunk since last orders, and providing life support to a cooling plate of toast. Copelan was APLS'd, administering butter to toast with considerable concentration. APLered adj. Drunk beyond ordinary notation, and programming the till with gestures. Nelson went APLered and tried to calculate the round using symbols on a coaster. APM'd adj. You are drunk and pricing every return by factors known only to the market portfolio. Annettee was APM'd, attributing her sudden confidence to three unobservable market factors. APML'd adj. A drinker who mistakes an early-stage thought for a fully authorised policy. Ryka went APML'd and issued instructions to strangers about the correct route home. APMPPE'd adj. Of a drinker who has acquired several vivid patches of certainty, none connected to the others. Hall became APMPPE'd and pointed out separate truths on every wall of the restaurant. APOD'd adj. You have drunk enough to present one daily spectacle, usually without astronomical significance. Nydia was APOD'd by midnight, and drew a small audience near the coat stand. APON'd adj. Drunk by closing time, and quietly routing the last available cash towards the night bus. Ebony-mae was APON'd, withdrawing exact fare while the landlord stacked the glasses.