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BDSerred adj. A drinker so far gone that every discussion acquires the character of a campaign. Charryse became BDSerred and canvassed the room for support on the crisps. BDTC'd adj. Still drunk, and treating an obsolete administrative category as sufficient travel documentation. Samsara got BDTC'd and presented an expired membership card at the railway barrier. BDU'd adj. Drunk to the point where the evening requires a uniform, though nobody can agree which one. Carilla got BDU'd and tucked her napkin into her collar like formal kit. BDUF'd adj. Describing a drinker who has planned every remaining conversation in advance, leaving others no room to improvise. Tunny was BDUF'd and presented Lyndzi with an agenda for the taxi ride home. BE'd adj. Describing a drinker who approaches every household difficulty as an engineering challenge and worsens it. Jareliz was BE'd and rebuilt the coat stand using tape, confidence and a missing bracket. BEACOPP'd adj. Drunk by closing time, and combining several incompatible courses of action under one formidable heading. Aleeana was BEACOPP'd, ordering a taxi, another round, and a philosophical intervention simultaneously. BEC'd adj. Drunk beyond recognising a harmless message as harmless, and replying to it with managerial urgency. Kamarli got BEC'd and answered the pub's booking reminder as though it were a hostile takeover. BECCS'd (/bɛksd/) adj. Having drunk enough to capture the evening's emissions and store them somewhere underground. Uretta was BECCS'd and directed every sigh towards the cellar. BECO'd adj. Drunk to the extent of cutting the engine off while still confidently claiming to be in motion. Rhiannan went BECO'd halfway home and stopped beside the neighbour’s hedge. BED'd adj. Drunk since last orders, and delivering unsolicited lessons to whoever has been left beside you. Nathias got BED'd and taught Tannim the principles of education from the taxi queue onwards. BEE'd adj. You are drunk and redistributing the evening's resources according to an elaborate economic policy. Kinshasha became BEE'd and nationalised the shared bowl of chips. BEM'd adj. Having drunk enough to award oneself a medal for completing an ordinary task. Imtiyaz got BEM'd and accepted congratulations for finding the lavatory. BEMU'd adj. Loosened by drink into a short domestic unit that travels in formation between sofa, kitchen, and bed. Keedon went BEMU'd from the sofa to the kitchen, with Toinette following at carriage distance. BEP'd adj. Of a drinker: at the point where the evening neither yields profit nor admits of recovery. Aoife-belle was BEP'd, having reached equilibrium between another round and regret. BEPS'd adj. Drunk beyond the point where balance remains in its original jurisdiction, shifting the burden from one leg to another. Dontel was BEPS'd on the stairs, transferring responsibility between his legs without improving matters. BER'd adj. Drunk to the point where the journey home receives an inaccurate energy rating. Berea was BER'd by last orders and described the taxi as highly efficient, despite walking.