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NORM'd adj. Too drunk to distinguish naturally occurring radioactive material from an acceptable reason to continue the discussion. Vontina got NORM'd and warned the table about radiation in the crisps. NOS'd adj. Drunk beyond useful storage, with the evening's information scattered across several unreliable locations. Semaria was NOS'd and could not remember whether the coat, phone, or tab had been put aside. NOT functioned adj. Drunk to a degree that turns every affirmative judgement into its contrary, with commendable logical consistency. Shafina was NOT functioned and described the excellent curry as distinctly unworthy of recommendation. NOT gated adj. Drunk to the extent of converting every clear yes into no before the proposition can leave the room. Jadah became NOT gated and refused the taxi, the coat, and the offer of a final glass of water. NOT operatored adj. Having drunk enough to reverse every answer, including the one concerning the location of the lavatory. Latoni was NOT operatored and answered every question with its exact opposite. NOT'd adj. Drunk, with the result that each settled opinion is promptly inverted when repeated back to its author. Jarvus became NOT'd and denied wanting another drink immediately after ordering one. NOTAM'd adj. Emboldened by drink to issue hazard notices about ordinary furniture, doorways and other guests. Britnye was NOTAM'd, warning Mahali about the table as though it were an aviation obstruction. NOTES'd adj. Drunk, with the result that the loo queue is regarded as an operating theatre and every doorway as an access route. Charneice got NOTES'd and discussed the quickest route to the toilets with surgical seriousness. NOTMAR'd adj. Drunk and issuing maritime warnings to companions who are merely crossing a pub floor. Aysiah was NOTMAR'd, warning Melissie away from the bar as though reefs lay beneath the carpet. NOTP'd adj. Drunk since last orders, and maintaining an unusually strong dislike of a particular pairing in the room. Camen was NOTP'd and objected to seeing the landlord and karaoke machine in the same vicinity. NOVA'd adj. Sharpened by drink into an announcement that a vehicle has arrived, whether or not it has. Aizleigh was NOVA'd and announced the taxi before it turned the corner. NOVA1'd adj. Drunk by the third round, and binding language to the evening with increasing developmental and oncological significance. Aretzy became NOVA1'd and claimed responsibility for the table's entire linguistic development. NOW'd adj. Loosened by drink into an order for withdrawal, leaving the evening and its funds behind. Khaila went NOW'd after midnight, withdrawing from conversation and the remaining bank balance. NOYB'd adj. Of a drinker: guarding private affairs so fiercely that even the coat knows nothing. Draylee was NOYB'd when asked where the taxi had gone, and blamed the weather. NOxed (/ɛn əʊ ˈɛksd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and producing several nitrogenous exhausts whenever the evening's combustion is discussed. Zacariah was NOxed by closing time, exhaling commentary from the smoking area with industrial regularity. NP timed adj. Still drunk, and apparently requiring polynomial time to solve a problem whose acceptable shortcut is known to be nondeterministic. Brinder was NP timed, taking twelve minutes to decide whether the door was open.