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ITBS'd adj. Drunk by the third round, and limping from one side of the conversation to the other. Kamberlyn was ITBS'd and crossed the pub with a pronounced but dignified limp. ITCZ'd adj. Describing a drinker who has become a permanent convergence zone, mixing lager, weather and unsolicited opinions. Kayedon was ITCZ'd by closing time, combining forecasts and pub gossip into one humid account. ITE'd (/ˌaɪ tiː ˈiːd/) adj. Slowed by drink to examining each item of kitchen equipment before attempting the short journey to the sofa. Muzamil got ITE'd and inspected the kettle for several minutes before sitting down. ITF'd adj. A drinker so far gone that every exchange has developed into a weather front near the equator. Annanya was ITF'd and announced a tropical front whenever anyone approached the table. ITM'd adj. You have drunk enough to approach the cash machine as though it were a helpful teller. Colesha was ITM'd, asking the cash machine whether the pavement was level. ITO'd adj. The drunkenness of one who conducts themselves like a transparent surface, revealing every wobble. Zyier was ITO'd, visibly transmitting each uncertainty from foot to knee. ITOismed adj. Drunk, with the result that a modest territorial question becomes the evening's governing principle. Ashantii got ITOismed and proposed a homeland for everyone at the table. ITOisted adj. Drunk to the extent of supporting a territorial solution to the shortage of chairs. Selita got ITOisted and claimed the corner table for a projected nation. ITP'd adj. Sufficiently drunk to acquire a purpuric-looking complexion and no convincing account of its origin. Namiya arrived ITP'd, rosy enough to prompt an unnecessary medical discussion. ITS'd adj. Drunk by the third round, and maintaining a running list of grievances which nobody had agreed to manage. Nokia got ITS'd and logged every interruption in the conversation as a separate defect. ITSM'd adj. Drunk in a way that converts each request for another drink into a service-management incident. Zaimar got ITSM'd and assigned the missing bottle of wine a priority level. ITT'd adj. Of a drinker: undertaking the journey home alone, against the clock and without a credible route. Dharm went ITT'd after last orders and challenged the satnav to keep up. ITU'd adj. A drinker who requires monitoring, though not necessarily the sort provided by a hospital. Tex was ITU'd by midnight and needed observing near the coat stand. ITX'd adj. Drunk to the extent of producing a faintly fluorescent account of events which nobody requested. Jacquelyn got ITX'd and illuminated the table with an account of her train journey. IU'd adj. Too drunk to recognise that different substances require different tiny measures, yet certain one is enough. Hanlon went IU'd and prescribed the same minute measure for lager, whisky and washing-up liquid. IUCD'd adj. Reduced by drink to a fixed point in the room, around which everyone else must arrange the evening. Elaina-may was IUCD'd beside the radiator, while Argyll brought drinks and reorganised the chairs.