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dying gasped adj. A drinker who spends the last breath of the conversation announcing one more round. dying pigged adj. A drinker so far gone that each departing breath produces a small, persuasive squeal. Clavin, dying pigged, insisted the balloon was agreeing with him. dying quailed adj. The state of being drunk and offering weak, ill-directed decisions which fall short of everyone’s expectations. Dhir was dying quailed and sent the apology to the wrong group chat. dying roomed adj. The condition of a drinker who has been left in a neglected room, waiting confidently for rescue that is not coming. Riyaan was dying roomed in the spare bedroom, certain the party would soon consult him. dying secondsed adj. The drunkenness of one who makes decisive plans in the very final moments, usually after the sensible options have expired. Salis became dying secondsed and booked a table after the restaurant had closed. dyinged (/ˈdaɪ.ɪŋd/) adj. Drunk beyond the point where the morning feels like continuation rather than a separate event. Hollie was dyinged beneath the duvet, treating the arrival of daylight as a negotiable matter. dyingnessed adj. Reduced by drink to extreme languor, while retaining complete confidence in one’s ability to continue. Lavorn grew dyingnessed and assured everyone that the staircase was merely resting. dyke bottomed adj. Sharpened by drink into the lowest, most stubborn part of a barrier, where every suggestion comes to rest. dyke phased adj. Loosened by drink into a temporary geological event, with each fresh decision intruding through an older layer of judgement. Deajane became dyke phased and announced a new career between two unfinished drinks. dyke roaded adj. Slowed by drink to a steady course along the highest available surface, regardless of where it leads. Mikylee became dyke roaded and followed the garden wall towards a destination nobody recognised. dyke swarmed adj. Drunk and invaded by parallel decisions, each running in a straight line towards a different mistake. dyke-backed adj. Drunk enough to mistake the rear of a wall for a proper seat and defend the choice. Rafel became dyke-backed and held a committee meeting from behind the garden wall. dyke-phased adj. Emboldened by drink to form a new opinion through the evening and insist it had always been there. dyke-rocked adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard any raised edge as a natural formation and stand upon it. Kymoni was dyke-rocked, balancing on the garden border as if it were geological evidence. dyke-swarmed adj. Drunk to the point where one misplaced conviction branches into a whole formation of equally confident ones. Dechelle grew dyke-swarmed and produced five explanations for missing the last train. dykedared adj. Drunk beyond the point where guesses about anyone’s identity appear to require either evidence or permission. Alysiana became dykedared and confidently assigned identities to strangers at the next table.