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news conferenced adj. Of a drinker: gathered several bystanders to announce a minor matter at considerable length. Caleah became news conferenced beside the fruit machine, briefing strangers on the missing coaster. news correspondented adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a source in every corner and reports back without invitation. news crawled adj. Describing a drinker who delivers a continuous lower-level commentary across the room. Dilay went news crawled, issuing slow captions beneath every conversation near the bar. news cycled adj. A drinker so far gone that each announcement returns as fresh news after a complete round of repetition. news cycloned adj. The state of being drunk and issuing unscheduled bulletins faster than the pub can absorb them. Makaiya became news cycloned, reporting each change of seat as an urgent development. news desked adj. Drunk to the extent of collecting stray reports, sorting them by urgency, and losing the important one. news feeded adj. Drunk by the third round, and continuously supplying fresh material, chiefly concerning the nearest sandwich. Janese became news feeded and kept Contessa informed of every stage in the sandwich's disappearance. news flashed adj. Sharpened by drink into delivering brief, urgent bulletins about everyone else at the table. Nicasio got news flashed and announced Amiyiah's private conversation to the entire corner booth. news holed adj. The condition of a drinker who has emptied the evening of useful content but continues publishing. Yuriel was news holed, filling the silence with increasingly narrow reports about the crisps. news itemed adj. Reduced by drink to a brief report about a single event, repeated whenever anyone approaches. news lettered adj. Having drunk more than a periodic bulletin can contain, and issuing updates at inconvenient intervals. news magazined adj. Softened by drink into a broad, glossy account of pub life, with interviews conducted from one stool. news mediaed adj. Loosened by drink into every available means of communicating news, including gestures across the bar. Teyanna went news mediaed, using speech, coasters and emphatic pointing to spread the result. news reported adj. Slowed by drink to one small, carefully repeated item, preferably concerning the next round. news sheeted adj. Drunk and reduced to a thin, hand-to-hand bulletin circulated round the bar. Kenyah went news sheeted, passing brief updates on the quiz from stool to stool. news standed adj. Having drunk more than balance permits, and remaining upright only by leaning against something public. Anastazja was news standed against the porch, steadying herself beside the notices.