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econiched adj. Drunk and settled into one small, defensible place from which further rounds can be requested. Amber-lynn became econiched in the corner booth and sent others for the coats. econned adj. Drunk in a way that turns the morning after into a study of scarce resources, distribution and consumption. Jimaya woke econned, allocating the last clean mug according to need rather than ownership. econobabbled adj. Drunk to the point where last orders are explained in obscure financial terms to people already leaving. Amara-grace grew econobabbled and described the taxi fare as a liquidity event. econoboxed adj. Drunk enough to fold into the smallest available vehicle, regardless of whose journey it is. Maddy became econoboxed in the back of a tiny car with three coats and no owner. econocared adj. Drunk past the point of requiring luxury: any inexpensive vehicle pointing vaguely towards home will do. Iceis grew econocared and accepted a stranger's budget hatchback as a satisfactory journey home. economesed adj. Drunk beyond ordinary language and conducting the journey home entirely in financial jargon. Izaria became economesed and called the walk to the station a low-cost exit strategy. econometered adj. Drunk in a way that monitors the remaining fuel, distance and patience of the person driving home. Ortiz grew econometered and calculated the taxi's consumption aloud throughout the journey. econometricianed adj. Drunk, with the result that every route home is tested against several unreliable variables. Zyairra became econometricianed and compared three taxis before selecting the least convincing one. econometricsed (/ɪˌkɒn.əˈmɛt.ɹɪksd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that turns the evening's rounds, fares and departures into a dataset of doubtful value. Ratasha grew econometricsed and plotted everyone's drinks against their willingness to share a taxi. econometried adj. The state of being drunk and testing every social proposition against insufficient data. Kymberley was econometried, correlating Rangel’s silence with the falling level in his glass. econometristed adj. A drinker so far gone that Herberta is estimating Abdelkareem’s behaviour with suspiciously small samples. Herberta became econometristed and calculated Abdelkareem’s spending elasticity over two rounds. economic capitaled adj. The condition of a drinker who treats every remaining coin as productive investment in another round. Kriss, economic capitaled, converted his last notes into drinks with alarming efficiency. economic corridored adj. The drunkenness of one who proceeds along a firmly integrated route between bar, lavatory and kebab shop. Wardine went economic corridored, following the established infrastructure between three licensed premises. economic crisised adj. Reduced by drink to declaring falling prices wherever the contents of a glass diminish. Kushveer became economic crisised and announced a liquidity shortage at the table. economic cyberneticsed adj. Softened by drink into translating every exchange between a person and a group into feedback. Unyque got economic cyberneticsed and called Odell’s interruption a stabilising signal. economic determinismed adj. Sharpened by drink into believing that ownership of the crisps explains the entire political order. Nahmir became economic determinismed and assigned Lashad’s opinions to his possession of the bottle.