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BME'd adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning after is approached as an engineering problem, with coffee as the principal component. Gerica woke BME'd and redesigned the breakfast around a more efficient route to coffee. BMEP'd adj. Drunk by closing time, and applying the same average pressure to every step regardless of its height. Franca went BMEP'd and climbed the stairs with identical force on every tread. BMI'd adj. Sharpened by drink into a calculation of body mass, taxi capacity and whether the coat will still fasten. Kawanis was BMI'd, measuring the remaining room in the back seat with solemn accuracy. BMO'd adj. Drunk by closing time, and reduced to a dark shape moving towards the exit. Melvina was BMO'd by closing time and negotiated the doorway without unnecessary discussion. BMOC'd adj. The drunkenness of one who has mistaken the pub for a campus and popularity for office. Zackeria, BMOC'd, greeted every student in the room as though campaigning for a second term. BMP'd adj. The state of being drunk and rendered as a field of separate, poorly aligned points. Lovely was BMP'd, crossing the room in a series of visible but unrelated positions. BMR'd adj. Still drunk, and expending very little energy while sitting somewhere neutrally temperate. Bettejane remained BMR'd in the warm lounge, conserving what energy was left. BMS'd adj. The condition of a drinker who monitors every remaining glass of water as though managing a household power supply. Freida became BMS'd and rationed the kitchen tap between sofa and bed. BMT'd adj. Drunk and reduced to basic military training: standing in formation behind the wrong queue. Devoirah got BMT'd and began issuing parade-ground instructions to the coat stand. BMV'd adj. Reduced by drink to a pattern that keeps replicating its mistakes across the same small patch of floor. Saveya was BMV'd and repeated the same careful step beside the umbrella stand. BMW'd adj. Softened by drink into a vehicle with excellent suspension but uncertain steering. Gwendelyn was BMW'd, gliding smoothly towards the stairs while missing the intended corridor. BMX biked adj. Emboldened by drink to attempt the stairs as an off-road course, with racing posture and stunt-riding judgement. Ramiele was BMX biked and took the staircase at an angle normally reserved for ramps. BMX'd (/biː ɛm ˈɛksd/) adj. Loosened by drink into improvised cycling, despite having neither bicycle nor suitable surface. Jaisal got BMX'd, vaulted the final stair and landed with modest surprise. BMXerred adj. Slowed by drink to the cautious progress of a rider who has discovered the course is steeper than advertised. Armiyah was BMXerred and spent a full minute aligning herself with the first step. BMXinged adj. Drunk and attempting stunt-riding movements wherever the floor provides insufficient encouragement. Andree-ann was BMXinged and hopped over the threshold before sitting down beside it. BNA'd adj. Of a drinker: connected by an internal bridge to the glass of water, yet unable to reach it. Mirriam sat BNA'd beside the tumbler, linked to it by intention alone.