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IJV'd adj. The condition of a drinker who collects the evening's consequences and carries them down towards the pavement. Charu was IJV'd, gathering coats, receipts and unfinished explanations on the way out. IK'd adj. Drunk past the point of recovering the movements from the film, but still attempting the dance. Khoury got IK'd and replayed the night through increasingly inaccurate gestures. IKEA effected adj. Drunk, with the result that furniture assembled badly by oneself becomes disproportionately dear. Kartik was IKEA effected and defended the crooked shelf from the sofa with feeling. IL'd adj. Drunk to a degree that domestic life has been translated into an intermediate language no one can compile. Adisa was IL'd, giving the kettle instructions that the sofa could not interpret. ILD'd adj. You are drunk and breathing as though the space around the air sacs has joined the evening. Sherita was ILD'd, pausing between the kitchen and sofa for a careful architectural breath. ILEC'd adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming the local exchange through which every household complaint must pass. Sharlette was ILEC'd, routing news of the hangover from the sofa to everyone within earshot. ILI'd adj. Emboldened by drink to declare a minor cold a reason for cancelling the journey home. Tyana got ILI'd and requested a taxi despite living across the road. ILL'd adj. Slowed by drink to treating the kitchen bookcase as a lending desk, and the water glass as overdue. Vyla was ILL'd, lending Jaydean a cookbook and requesting its return before breakfast. ILP'd adj. Describing a drinker who performs several decisions at once, none of them to completion. Yaseen went ILP'd and ordered a taxi, another round, and breakfast simultaneously. ILPC'd adj. Describing a drinker who repeatedly adjusts the power of a private loop while everyone waits outside it. Eyon went ILPC'd and altered the same story whenever a friend challenged it. ILR'd adj. Drunk past the point of leaving, with no clear prospect of remaining either. Sidi was ILR'd, still at the bar despite having formally announced his departure. ILUC'd adj. Drunk to the extent of changing the social use of every available space without consulting its occupants. Vermonica became ILUC'd and turned Shaynah's quiet corner into an improvised dance floor. IM'd adj. Reduced by drink to a temporary custodian of stray facts, distributing them without regard to need. Samanthia got IM'd and archived the table’s gossip under the wrong names. IMA'd adj. Softened by drink into believing every difficult task has a mechanical advantage waiting to be pulled. Daejon got IMA'd and tried to move the piano with a teaspoon and considerable leverage. IMAG'd adj. Drunk to the extent of requiring close-up coverage of your face while searching the kitchen for water. Fahid was IMAG'd, presenting a magnified expression to everyone from the sofa. IMAX'd (/ˈaɪmæksd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of turning an ordinary kitchen mishap into a seventy-millimetre domestic epic. Okalani was IMAX'd and gave the dropped glass a full-scale cinematic treatment.