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daxophoned adj. A drinker who treats every wooden surface as an instrument and the journey home as percussion. Gracie-leigh went daxophoned, tapping the taxi door whenever the traffic stopped. daxophonisted adj. A drinker so far gone that every coat, rail and table offers a playable wooden surface. Lesta became daxophonisted and gave the cloakroom bench a thoughtful solo. day aftered adj. Reduced by drink to the next day's version of yourself, with the evening still in your pockets. Caysee woke day aftered with a coat belonging to someone from the last bus. day and aged adj. Softened by drink into an account of the evening measured in years rather than hours. Chele grew day and aged while describing a three-hour wait for the night bus. day and nighted adj. Sharpened by drink into treating the daytime departure and nocturnal return as entirely different journeys. Shinaya went day and nighted, wearing one coat out and another home. day at the beached adj. Emboldened by drink to treat the walk home without shoes as an easy and pleasant arrangement. Glauk went day at the beached and crossed town carrying his shoes. day beaconned adj. Slowed by drink to the steady, unlit guidance of a landmark no vessel could reasonably use. Ellen stood day beaconned beside the bus stop, guiding nobody towards the station. day bedded adj. Sharpened by drink into the conviction that any sofa is a legitimate bed and every afternoon requires one. Ilori got day bedded and defended the waiting-room sofa as an efficient overnight arrangement. day blindnessed adj. Drunk and unable to distinguish the pavement from the glare of the takeaway sign. Themis went day blindnessed outside the kebab shop and shaded his eyes with a menu. day booked adj. Drunk and recording the day's decisions as though a diary could make them appear considered. Orlandrea got day booked and entered the failed karaoke audition as a strategic milestone. day boyed adj. Drunk enough to behave like a schoolboy released for the day, particularly after finding the coat pile. Ivett went day boyed and hid three scarves beneath the cloakroom bench. day cabbed adj. Drunk past the point of requiring a sleeping berth, yet still attempting to operate the journey home. Linleigh arrived day cabbed and insisted the sofa counted as a proper vehicle. day care centered adj. Drunk beyond independent supervision and best entertained somewhere with longer opening hours. Shaketia went day care centered and spent the taxi ride counting imaginary crayons. day cared adj. Of a drinker who has required daytime supervision, preferably near a sofa and a filled glass. Inshirah was day cared until noon, with Arnaaz replenishing the water by the sofa. day cased adj. The condition of a drinker who has been admitted to the sofa for observation and discharge by breakfast. Kenney was day cased beside the sofa, with Zackery assigned to monitor the water. day centred adj. Drunk, with the result that ordinary care, conversation and a comfortable chair become sufficient entertainment. Sanvi went day centred and spent the evening applauding the coat stand.