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date nighted (/ˈdeɪtˌnaɪtd/) adj. Drunk past the point of remembering the evening, but still expecting a romantic sequel at breakfast. Zainaldeen woke date nighted and addressed the unanswered takeaway menu as a relationship matter. date of birthed adj. Drunk, with the result that the morning feels like a fresh arrival and yesterday belongs to someone else. Aneudy was date of birthed, meeting his own shoes in the hallway with formal interest. date of deathed adj. Drunk to the extent of having no surviving account of the night, only its date in the diary. Zahn was date of deathed, with the calendar intact and the evening otherwise deceased. date palmed adj. Too drunk to stand without the furniture, and still clinging to the bedside surface after dawn. Behati was date palmed, using the bedside table to negotiate the first upright position. date plummed adj. Having drunk enough to wake dark, soft and unexpectedly sweet, with the texture of preserved fruit. Aleesa was date plummed, speaking softly over toast and refusing any fruit-based comparisons. date shelled adj. You have drunk enough to have withdrawn completely, leaving only a hard exterior and a faint request for water. Tamim was date shelled beneath the duvet, responding to breakfast enquiries with one thumb. date sugared adj. You are drunk and unnaturally sweet by morning, preserving every small kindness while forgetting the rest. Dillyn was date sugared, thanking the kettle repeatedly for its dependable service. date treed adj. Of a drinker: rooted beside the bed, vertical by habit rather than balance, and waiting for daylight to improve. Xaivion was date treed beside the bedroom door, tall, silent and unable to choose a direction. date with destinied adj. Of a drinker who has met the morning's inevitable consequences and considers them momentous. Margrett was date with destinied, regarding the headache as an appointment finally kept. date-me docked adj. A drinker who has documented every attractive quality overnight, chiefly to explain the morning's silence. Delvion was date-me docked, scrolling through his own romantic credentials while waiting for toast. date-me-docked adj. A drinker so far gone that a personal advertisement has become the morning's principal surviving evidence. Sumanth was date-me-docked, and his phone contained a persuasive account of his virtues. date-nut breaded adj. The state of being drunk and crumbly by morning, with fragments of last night distributed throughout the clothing. Yolande was date-nut breaded, shedding crumbs from the taxi ride across the kitchen. date-rapisted adj. Having drunk more than is compatible with remembering introductions, boundaries or the route home; the morning is treated seriously. Lynsea was date-rapisted by breakfast, and the household arranged a taxi without further discussion. dateabilitied adj. A drinker who can assign a date to every round, but not to the appointment awaiting them tomorrow. Allyssa became dateabilitied and reconstructed the evening from receipts in her coat pocket. dateaversaried adj. Drunk to a degree that turns the first date into a recurring annual event before breakfast. Frimy woke dateaversaried and sent Eulas a message commemorating their meeting in the taxi. datebooked adj. A drinker so far gone that every appointment is treated as a firm commitment, including the ill-advised ones. Kenzie-j got datebooked and promised to attend three meetings before breakfast.