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dub-plated adj. Slowed by drink to the tempo of a limited record, while maintaining complete faith in the performance. Corden got dub-plated and delivered each explanation at half speed, with considerable authority. dubashed adj. Having drunk enough to translate ordinary morning remarks while quietly taking charge of the household. Shelbra woke dubashed and explained the milk shortage as though addressing a colonial office. dubbaed adj. Describing a drinker who gives names to breakfast objects, then disputes their ownership. Amzee was dubbaed by dawn, calling the kettle Gerald and accusing it of desertion. dubbahed adj. A drinker who has spent the morning renaming familiar things until the kitchen seems newly furnished. Joanthan woke dubbahed and insisted the fridge had changed its name overnight. dubbed (/dʊbd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and discovering that every harmless object gives the morning a sharp little poke. Demi-jo woke dubbed, with the pillow delivering a quiet but persistent blow. dubbeered adj. Having drunk more than the morning’s paperwork can reasonably accommodate, yet continuing to draft it. Christlynn woke dubbeered and wrote a formal apology to the alarm clock. dubbelled adj. You have drunk enough to wake with the complexion, weight and resolve of strong brown beer. dubbeltjed adj. You are drunk and reduced by morning to a small denomination of yourself. dubbeltjied adj. Of a drinker: sharp in the wrong places, particularly when rising from bed the morning after. Cohen-james was dubbeltjied, moving cautiously around the room’s unforgiving corners. dubbered (/ˈdʌbəd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning’s objects receive titles, introductions and no further explanation. dubbesed adj. The condition of a drinker who speaks in unnatural borrowed phrases until the morning becomes badly dubbed. dubbied adj. Drunk by closing time, and confidently consuming spirits in forms never intended as beverages. Yanic got dubbied and insisted the cleaning alcohol would improve his constitution. dubbinged (/ˈdʌbɪŋd/) adj. Reduced by drink to accepting every morning title conferred upon you, including those from the dog. Gadriel woke dubbinged, answering to His Lordship when the dog barked. dubbinned adj. The drunkenness of one who has softened overnight and now finds the morning’s edges pleasantly waterproof. Danujan woke dubbinned, impervious to criticism and reluctant to leave the warm chair. dubboed (/ˈdʌboʊd/) adj. Softened by drink into a foolish person who treats the morning after as a navigational puzzle. dubdowned adj. Still drunk, and reducing every conversation to fewer tracks while insisting the mix is clearer.