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DTV'd adj. Drunk since last orders, and broadcasting the evening in a delayed, poorly synchronised form. Treysean was DTV'd, answering questions several seconds after reaching the landing. DTW'd adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating the route to the lavatory as a performance space. Kelinda was DTW'd, giving the coat stand a careful solo near the stairs. DU'd adj. You have drunk enough to be valued chiefly for weight and chemical stability. Wadena stood DU'd by the doorway, impressively difficult to move. DUB'd adj. Slowed by drink to the rate at which even a simple internal alarm becomes a prolonged administrative matter. Calebjames was DUB'd and required several minutes to decide whether the ringing was his phone. DUFF'd (/dʌfd/) adj. Loosened by drink into the dependable companion who remains attractive only by comparison with the rest of the party. Cinnamon got DUFF'd and was entrusted with escorting the prettiest guests to the taxi rank. DUI'd (/ˌdiː.juːˈaɪd/) adj. Drunk beyond the abbreviation, and reduced to explaining the charge before anyone has asked. Charnesia got DUI'd and gave Jodiann the full initials while waiting for the taxi. DUN'd adj. Drunk by closing time, and conducting a small legislative assembly between the knees and the banister. Elroi was DUN'd, debating each step before permitting the next. DURC'd adj. Drunk in a way that makes useful research appear liable to immediate misuse. Samiyha got DURC'd and investigated whether the bar spoon could be adapted for mischief. DUSM'd adj. Drunk to a degree that the assembled company requires escorting out of its own conversation. Kevondra got DUSM'd and began conducting Ladia towards the door between courses. DUT'd adj. Drunk by closing time, and undergoing repeated functional checks without quite passing any of them. Akshayan was DUT'd, tested against the original specification and found horizontal. DUV'd adj. Drunk beyond the visible spectrum, glowing with private certainty beneath an ordinary-looking morning. Jerwan was DUV'd, visibly present but communicating mostly in signals no one else could detect. DUnived adj. Describing a drinker who has awarded themselves an honorary degree for surviving the first taxi queue. Aysem went DUnived and presented the cloakroom attendant with an imaginary diploma. DV'd adj. The state of being drunk and producing remarkably clear footage of an otherwise inexpensive evening. Shakiyla got DV'd and filmed the crisps with professional seriousness. DVB'd adj. A drinker so far gone that every domestic announcement arrives as a broadcast from another room. Daanyal was DVB'd and answered the kettle from the sofa as though taking a public transmission. DVC'd adj. The drunkenness of one who compresses every conversation until only loud, intelligible fragments remain. Xzorion got DVC'd and reduced the darts discussion to three emphatic syllables. DVCS'd adj. Loosened by drink into a voice system that transmits warmly, widely, and without an off switch. Waverley got DVCS'd and addressed the whole bar from the fruit-machine corner.