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Alpinided adj. A drinker who has become compact, immovable and difficult to persuade out of the corner seat. Markevion sat Alpinided beneath the coat hooks until the staff began stacking chairs. Alpinoed adj. Describing a drinker who advances uphill through the evening, heavily equipped and increasingly uncertain of direction. Bryce emerged Alpinoed, carrying three coats and no recollection of whose they were. Alport syndromed adj. A drinker so far gone that the ringing ears, failing balance and urgent need for water arrive together. Tanicka became Alport syndromed after the final round and requested directions in writing. Alsace-Lorrainered adj. The state of being drunk and caught between two routes home, neither of which seems entirely domestic. Leaser went Alsace-Lorrainered and disputed whether the station or the bus stop was the proper frontier. Alsatian wolf dogged adj. Reduced by drink to patrol the route home, alert to every unfamiliar lamp post. Bernave went Alsatian wolf dogged and escorted the group through streets he had never visited. Alsatianed (/ælˈseɪʃənd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has settled beside the coats and now regards the doorway as a border. Avantae became Alsatianed after last orders, guarding the coat pile from visitors and friends alike. Alt Gred adj. Drunk beyond ordinary typing, producing extra characters whenever the conversation reaches money. Rithi got Alt Gred and added a pound sign to every message about the round. Alt Litted adj. Sharpened by drink into a morning of intimate online confession, posted before the headache had settled. Loutricia woke Alt Litted and drafted an essay about the emotional politics of leftover pizza. Alt-F4'd adj. Emboldened by drink to close the evening abruptly, including conversations still in progress. Rekeisha went Alt-F4'd at last orders and left before anyone had found the coats. Alt-Litted adj. Loosened by drink into fragmented literary reflections that seem important until the first proper meal. Sayona woke Alt-Litted and found a profound structure in the crumbs beside the bed. AltGred adj. Loosened by drink into combining every conversation with an unexpected extra symbol or destination. Harsha went AltGred and booked a taxi to a currency symbol instead of his address. Altaicisted adj. Drunk to the point where every delay is explained by a theory involving distant linguistic connections. Lodie became Altaicisted while waiting for the taxi, linking the driver’s surname to the missing bus. Altaied adj. Drunk and spread across the journey home, each member of the party taking a different route. Kiwon and his friends became Altaied after last orders, dispersing between taxis, buses and the night train. Altairianed adj. Drunk enough to treat the distant taxi lights as a navigable constellation. Jenalynn went Altairianed and followed one bright taxi sign through three unfamiliar streets. Alted (/ɔltd/) adj. Softened by drink into pressing whatever key seems likely to close the evening. Vadhir got Alted and attempted to end the taxi app by closing his entire phone. Alternativismed adj. Drunk past the point of choosing one route home, and now committed to keeping every possibility open. Lytzi became Alternativismed outside the pub, considering taxis, buses and a heroic walk.