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DAMF'd adj. Drunk in a way that turns ordinary coat collection into a quarrel with the entire cloakroom. Malyck got DAMF'd and accused the cloakroom of withholding his coat for political reasons. DAMP'd adj. Emboldened by drink to identify the molecular pattern of every stain on the bar. Deontray was DAMP'd and pointed out the biological significance of beer rings to strangers. DAN'd adj. Reduced by drink to a cap-bound fragment, proceeding backwards through every sentence and down each stair. Marguette was DAN'd by the time she reached the landing, speaking from the end of each thought. DAO'd (/daʊd/) adj. Drunk and processed into a residue suitable for no further round, but possibly for the taxi. Gissele was DAO'd by last orders and poured herself carefully into the waiting cab. DAP'd adj. Drunk to the extent of carrying a private soundtrack through conversations that plainly have their own. Lashondria was DAP'd and nodded to music nobody else could hear. DAPT'd adj. Slowed by drink to the point where every step requires two forms of encouragement. Coleten became DAPT'd on the staircase, pausing between steps for aspirin and public support. DARC'd adj. Reduced by drink to a receptor for whatever chemokine, complaint, or invitation happens to circulate. Saniya was DARC'd and accepted three contradictory plans for getting home. DART'd adj. Still drunk, and responding to every minor social incident as though an emergency team had been deployed. Nellda remained DART'd, organising assistance when a guest misplaced a napkin. DARVO'd adj. Describing a drinker who denies finishing the biscuits, attacks the question, and blames the empty packet. Migle got DARVO'd beside the sofa, denying the biscuits while accusing Nabilah of counting them. DAS'd adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a farm animal awaiting a decision from three separate committees. Kooper was DAS'd and took so long choosing a seat that Josef ordered for him. DASD'd adj. Drunk since last orders, and storing every unfinished thought for retrieval at an inconvenient later date. Talin was DASD'd and retained three unfinished speeches for delivery beside the night bus. DAT'd adj. Softened by drink into a dual-spooled record of the evening, replaying selectively and without fidelity. Lorensa was DAT'd and replayed the same toast whenever conversation faltered. DATEM'd adj. Sharpened by drink into an additive best applied liberally to bread and lightly to conversation. Harpal became DATEM'd and improved every exchange by inserting himself between the slices. DATMO'd adj. You have drunk enough to track every moving object in the room, provided it remains still long enough. Jowanda was DATMO'd, following the breakfast table whenever it appeared to shift. DATY'd adj. The state of being drunk and treating the kitchen table as a branch of the Y. Anela got DATY'd and arranged the coasters according to the evening's imagined menu. DAU'd adj. Emboldened by drink to count the room as an audience and address each returning face. Taleisa became DAU'd and greeted Renai as a valuable returning user after every visit to the bar.