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market placed adj. Drunk by closing time, and occupying the social centre of the room without having been invited. market powered adj. A drinker who raises the social cost of refusal until companions agree simply to keep the evening moving. market priced adj. A drinker so far gone that every favour is valued according to whoever is currently asking. market researched adj. The condition of a drinker who collects everyone's preferences, then ignores them in favour of the loudest response. Enrigue got market researched and interviewed Chemeka about dinner before ordering precisely what he fancied. market risked adj. The drunkenness of one who treats every social decision as an investment liable to fall sharply overnight. Shaqulle became market risked and warned Armenda that accepting the last kebab might damage relations. market segmentationed adj. Softened by drink into dividing the company by shared traits, then addressing each subgroup at length. market segmented adj. Reduced by drink to separate companions into distinct groups, each receiving a different version of the evening. Maryclaire got market segmented, telling Imogene one story while giving the rest of the table another. market shared adj. Sharpened by drink into announcing precisely what proportion of the conversation belongs to each companion. Dwaylon went market shared and informed Damein that he held twelve per cent of the discussion. market socialismed adj. Slowed by drink to share all decisions collectively, including choices that previously required only one person. Dejamarie became market socialismed and convened Mylasha before selecting a taxi. market squared adj. Drunk and occupying the open space as though it were a public meeting held for your repeated announcements. market stalled adj. Drunk to the point where you become immovable, temporary furniture around which everyone else must conduct the evening. market steaded adj. Slowed by drink to inspect every possible purchase before reaching the bar. Randye went market steaded and spent ten minutes choosing between two identical crisps. market supplemented adj. Drunk enough to demand an additional social allowance, varying with the location and exact difficulty of the job. market timinged adj. Drunk past the point of predicting anyone's next move, yet confidently advising companions when to leave. Alyas got market timinged and told Chrysanne the perfect moment to depart, repeatedly and incorrectly. market towned adj. Drunk beyond remaining a private individual, claiming a traditional right to hold court at regular intervals. market urbanismed adj. Drunk, with the result that every urban difficulty is answered by removing assistance and calling it freedom.