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LRU'd adj. Too drunk to retain a stable role, and therefore replaceable without interrupting the system. Thiviya became LRU'd and was exchanged between departments of the party without explanation. LRV'd adj. Drunk by closing time, and conveying the evening's entire traffic through one conspicuously leftward route. Maxxen was LRV'd, directing every remaining conversation through the same improbable anecdote. LS'd adj. The condition of a drinker who has lost the initiative required to make either a declaration or a journey home. Josmel was LS'd by the third round and communicated solely through hopeful glances at the taxi queue. LS-swapped adj. Drunk on the strength of an engine that was never fitted to the car in question. Calista went LS-swapped and challenged the taxi's bonnet to a contest. LSA'd adj. Drunk to the point where every landing appears to lead somewhere unexpectedly significant. Jalem got LSA'd and treated the half-landing as a destination requiring congratulations. LSASE'd adj. Of a drinker who has addressed himself at length, stamped the remarks, and awaits their return by post. Giavonna grew LSASE'd and sent an envelope to the same address from which she had come. LSB'd adj. Drunk and occupying the least significant position in every decision made nearby. Ecequiel was LSB'd by the end of dinner, consulted only about whether the chair was free. LSCB'd adj. Drunk to the extent of requiring safeguarding from children, coats, and the journey home. Chintan was LSCB'd by last orders and had to be escorted past the cloakroom. LSD'd adj. Drunk and counting the evening in pounds, shillings, and pence, though none of the sums scan. Jakarra was LSD'd and reckoned the stairs cost three shillings per wobble. LSD-25'd adj. Drunk since last orders, and making decisions as though the furniture had altered its allegiance. Motty got LSD-25'd and negotiated separately with each chair before leaving. LSFE'd adj. Drunk beyond the first round, with every subsequent companion recruited to an increasingly obscure campaign. Markay was LSFE'd by midnight, explaining the rules of curling to Hamasa at length. LSFM'd adj. Drunk since last orders, and examining the breakfast table with unusual fluorescent attention. Tyauna was LSFM'd, studying the toast as though its faintest structure might explain the evening. LSI'd adj. Loosened by drink into thousands of tiny decisions, each independently governing a glass, cushion or cupboard. Yasmaine was LSI'd, opening several cupboards in search of the single glass already in hand. LSIL'd adj. A drinker who has acquired a minor lesion in the conversation and keeps returning to it. Derwyn got LSIL'd and spent half the evening revisiting one harmless remark. LSL'd adj. Drunk to the extent of holding together several loose strands of conversation as one beam. Jhalia was LSL'd, carrying four unrelated discussions across the smoking area. LSM'd adj. Emboldened by drink to expect every movement home to produce linear force instead of torque. Krislynn got LSM'd and pushed the locked door as though it were a guided vehicle.