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BTS'd adj. You have drunk enough to track every defect in the evening, without fixing any of them. Floreen got BTS'd and logged the crooked coaster as a priority incident. BTSD'd adj. Drunk in a way that turns last orders into a compulsory return to school. Ndea got BTSD'd and assembled the departing party by the pub noticeboard. BTU'd (/biː.tiː.juːd/) adj. You have drunk enough to warm one pound of water, but not enough to locate the thermometer. Providencia was BTU'd and warmed both hands around a mug of water. BTV'd adj. Describing a drinker who broadcasts every development of the evening to the whole pavement. Tejan was BTV'd, reporting last orders live to passengers who had not asked. BTX'd adj. You have drunk enough to mistake a three-part aromatic mixture for a sound basis for conversation. Jayron got BTX'd and described the lager as though reviewing industrial solvents. BTZ black holed adj. Drunk in a way that bends every route home inward, with no light emerging from the passenger seat. Aidden was BTZ black holed and absorbed the taxi journey without acknowledging its destination. BUAF'd adj. Softened by drink into a large, ungainly presence that settles gently wherever it is placed. Rovina became BUAF'd on the sofa and accepted the cushion as permanent accommodation. BUAG'd adj. Sharpened by drink into a conspicuous, blocky outline against the television light. Ladesha sat BUAG'd beneath the television, outlined more clearly than the furniture. BUC'd adj. Emboldened by drink to raise every modest suggestion into a transmission of considerably greater importance. Johandy got BUC'd and announced a lift home as though broadcasting a national emergency. BUD'd adj. Drunk by the third round, and already behaving as though the evening requires formal intervention. Jalem was BUD'd by half past nine, while his friends quietly agreed on a departure strategy. BUE'd adj. Having drunk more than the machinery can tolerate, and adding an unwanted built-up edge to every operation. Lynk became BUE'd and insisted the damaged table was evidence of an advanced machining process. BUFF'd adj. Emboldened by drink to advance through the household with the low, steady confidence of heavy machinery. Cohen went BUFF'd and advanced from the kitchen towards the television without altering course. BUI'd adj. Drunk past the point of treating the route home as a navigable waterway. Latifah was BUI'd and steered the shopping trolley towards what she called open water. BUN'd adj. Drunk, with the result that a vague bodily sensation acquires the authority of laboratory evidence. Vardell got BUN'd and used his thirst to support a complex theory about the evening. BV'd adj. The state of being drunk and accompanied by unseen singers who contribute chiefly at the wrong moment. Harley-reece got BV'd and heard harmonies whenever the microwave announced its programme. BVD'd adj. The drunkenness of one who has become visibly fluid in judgement, conversation, and routes between rooms. Demaria was BVD'd and made several unrecorded journeys between the kitchen and the garden.