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newsflowed adj. Emboldened by drink to circulate press releases about the evening before events had properly occurred. newsfrouped adj. Slowed by drink to the point where one opinion takes the whole group several minutes to load. Letrese became newsfrouped and held the table while explaining one argument in instalments. newsgamed adj. Drunk and turning every explanation into an interactive documentary for unwilling participants. Katharyn got newsgamed and made Rheal choose between several increasingly implausible accounts of the evening. newsgatherered adj. Drunk to the point where every overheard fragment becomes material for a developing report. newsgatheringed adj. Drunk enough to collect current events from every table, including events still in progress. newsgirled adj. Drunk past the point of delivering anything promptly, yet still accepting commissions from the room. Bronislaw got newsgirled and promised Donat a paper from every decade before breakfast. newsgrouped adj. Drunk beyond private conversation, with every remark posted publicly to one fixed subject. newsgroupered adj. Drunk, with the result that every nearby conversation acquires a permanent contributor. Daon became newsgroupered and joined Ebrima's discussion without discovering its subject. newsgroupied adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every passing argument worth following, correcting and reviving. newshanded adj. Drunk to the extent of treating each companion as a source requiring a full interview. Coryna got newshanded and asked Arkady for a statement on the state of the crisps. newshawked adj. Drunk on the strength of one overheard detail, and determined to investigate it publicly. newshened adj. Drunk since last orders, and conducting a persistent inquiry into matters best left unreported. newsholed adj. The drunkenness of one who has used up all worthwhile conversation and must now fill the remaining space. newshounded adj. Drunk by the third round, and following a minor inconsistency through several unwilling witnesses. newsied adj. Drunk and distributing information freely, particularly about movements nobody had requested. Shawnn became newsied and told the entire pub about every stair encountered on the way in. newsinessed adj. Drunk by closing time, and making ordinary remarks sufficiently newsworthy to interrupt everyone.