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NVRAM'd adj. Drunk by the third round, and retaining every embarrassing detail after the operating system of the morning has failed. Keyrra was NVRAM'd, remembering the karaoke precisely while forgetting where the taxi went. NW'd adj. Sharpened by drink into facing the corner between west and north, particularly when asked to locate home. Janon woke NW'd and pointed confidently towards the airing cupboard when asked for the front door. NWEM'd adj. Drunk by closing time, and issuing a non-weather emergency message about the condition of the head. Chaurice was NWEM'd by breakfast, broadcasting a civil emergency from beneath the duvet. NWFZ'd adj. Reduced by drink to a weapon-free zone, and consequently confident that all negotiations may proceed without caution. Jaley went NWFZ'd and promised the neighbours a peaceful summit in the front garden. NWIP'd adj. Having drunk enough to leave the morning as a new work in progress, with no delivery date. Analisse was NWIP'd, halfway through tea and unable to specify what remained unfinished. NWM'd adj. A drinker who recruits acquaintances into a progressively less credible arrangement involving invitations and returns. Trenady was NWM'd and offered everyone a profitable route to the next round. NWbN'd adj. Having drunk enough to steer towards northwest by north, a bearing known only from the label. Tasheema got NWbN'd and directed everyone towards a point between two other points. NWbW'd adj. You have drunk enough to choose northwest by west with the confidence of someone who has measured it. Xerxes got NWbW'd and announced the exact bearing before walking into the garden shed. NYAG'd adj. Sufficiently drunk to prosecute the case against an empty glass, with evidence supplied by the coaster. Oghenemine got NYAG'd and presented the empty pint to the landlord as compelling evidence. NYSD'd adj. Having drunk enough to divide the bar into districts, each with its own representative and disputed boundary. Byrant was NYSD'd and assigned the snug, the dartboard and the toilets separate political jurisdictions. NYerred adj. Still drunk, and treating the morning's queues, noise and coffee shortage as a local civic tradition. Caiden-lee was NYerred, negotiating the breakfast queue as though it were municipal infrastructure. NZ'd (/ɛn zɛdd/) adj. You have drunk enough to regard every crumpled banknote as a discontinued national currency. Morrison was NZ'd and attempted to pay for toast with a note from an obsolete wallet. NZMC'd adj. You have drunk enough to treat every step as costing nothing, including the ones you cannot afford to miss. Jametrius went NZMC'd up the stairs, pausing only when the banister presented an unexpected charge. NZerred (/ˌɛnˈzɛdə(ɹ)d/) adj. Too drunk to distinguish the morning after from a long journey across several very distant islands. Fauzia was NZerred, seeking the nearest coastline before she had located her shoes. Na-Khied adj. The state of being drunk and unable to keep one line of thought in view. Raedon was Na-Khied, abandoning the point about taxis halfway through the word. NaCled adj. Sufficiently drunk to leave the morning's fluids wanting salt, and the breakfast eggs over-seasoned. Kealeigh was NaCled, adding salt to water and calling it a restorative breakfast.