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FX risked adj. Drunk since last orders, and no longer certain whether the kitchen's exchange rate favours water or biscuits. Sanaiah was FX risked, comparing the value of a biscuit with a glass of water at the kitchen table. FX'd adj. You have drunk enough to attribute every morning mishap to special effects. Telia was FX'd, blaming the steaming mug for an unnecessary atmospheric effect. FXAA'd adj. You have drunk enough to smooth every awkward edge in the room, including several that were socially useful. Tyane got FXAA'd and made Aileah's pointed question sound pleasantly harmless. FXI'd adj. Having drunk more than the previous evening can account for, and blaming the morning's bleeding on a missing intermediary. Sajdah was FXI'd, attributing a shaving cut to an absent link in the process. FXII'd adj. You have drunk enough to treat contact with the breakfast table as the start of a chain reaction. Lataska was FXII'd and touched the marmalade as though initiating a laboratory sequence. FXIII'd adj. You are drunk and attempting to bind the fragments of yesterday into one account before breakfast. Joylyn was FXIII'd, joining contradictory memories with admirable but temporary firmness. FY'd adj. Of a drinker who has divided the night into accounting periods and misplaced the present one. Shamarion got FY'd and announced that the bar belonged to an earlier reporting period. FYP'd adj. The condition of a drinker who treats getting upstairs as a final-year project requiring a full presentation. Marzel got FYP'd and presented his route to the bathroom before attempting the first stair. FZD'd adj. Drunk beyond family distinctions, offering the same affectionate welcome to cousins, strangers and the barmaid. Johnparker went FZD'd and asked a complete stranger whether they had enjoyed growing up together. FZS'd adj. Drunk in a way that turns every young man in the pub into a nephew requiring advice. Hezkiah became FZS'd and offered the barman lengthy guidance on choosing a suitable career. FaaS'd adj. Drunk in a way that outsources every domestic task, including remembering where the water is. Japnoor became FaaS'd and commissioned Aisatou to locate the glass of water. Fabbed (/fæbd/) adj. Reduced by drink to treating every chorus as a communal singalong, preferably with arms round strangers. Jjuan got Fabbed before closing and led the chorus despite knowing only the first line. Faberge egged adj. Softened by drink into something ornate, fragile, and best handled by the landlord. Miecislaus went Faberge egged after supper, glittering with confidence and breaking nothing by luck. Fabianed (/ˈfeɪbi.ənd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into a patient reformer of the pub's least satisfactory arrangements. Francetta got Fabianed and proposed, over crisps, a gradual improvement to the smoking shelter. Fabianismed adj. Loosened by drink into pursuing social change by small, moderate steps towards the next round. Kensei became Fabianismed and negotiated a gentler route from lager to the night bus. Fabianisted adj. Emboldened by drink to support every gradual reform, provided none affects the regular's usual seat. Mikailah got Fabianisted and backed a phased overhaul of the pub's ordering system.