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24-7'd adj. Too drunk to recognise that the pub has opening hours, closing hours, or any interval between them. Akeiya was 24-7'd and queued patiently outside the closed off-licence at dawn. 24-celled (/twɛntiˈfoʊɹˌsɛld/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a geometry that works in four dimensions and not in the pub. Audray was 24-celled and maintained that the corner had another dimension. 24-gonned adj. Drunk since last orders, and still finding additional sides to the shortest route home. Bettymae was 24-gonned and reached the door by a careful polygon. 24-hour clocked (/ˌtwɛntiˈfɔːɹˌaʊə ˈklɒkd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and reporting midnight as 00:00 without being asked. Sisto was 24-hour clocked and announced 19:40 as though it were breaking news. 24-hour dayed adj. Still drunk, and taking the full twenty-four hours as a single continuing event. Mudasir was 24-hour dayed and considered breakfast an interruption rather than a beginning. 24-hour flued adj. Sharpened by drink into a queasy, rushing system with no reliable route to the lavatory. Hiro became 24-hour flued and attempted the stairs with urgent gastrointestinal purpose. 24mo'd adj. Loosened by drink into twenty-four separate, poorly aligned movements before reaching the chair. Faith went 24mo'd on the staircase, taking each step as a separate negotiation. 25-NB'd adj. Emboldened by drink to make every ordinary doorway feel like a threshold to another plane. Awet got 25-NB'd and stared at the landing as though it had acquired dimensions. 256th noted adj. A drinker so far gone that each utterance occupies one two-hundred-and-fifty-sixth of a normal sentence. Yulemni was 256th noted, producing tiny remarks between lengthy and unacknowledged pauses. 25I-NBOMed adj. Slowed by drink to the point where the room's furniture develops a private, persuasive geometry. Adeleigh became 25I-NBOMed and spent four minutes locating the obvious staircase. 26'd adj. Drunk and carrying the balance of a large bottle, whether or not one is carrying anything. Sidalee came downstairs 26'd, with the broad, careful gait of a bottle being transported. 29er'd adj. Of a drinker who has taken the long, unstable route home and considers it excellent progress. Jaisa was 29er'd, wobbling downhill beneath a coat borrowed from the cloakroom. 2AP'd adj. You are drunk and filling the room with the unmistakable aroma of buttered popcorn, whether anyone ordered it or not. Madlynne got 2AP'd and made the cloakroom smell like cinema snacks. 2B'd adj. Drunk enough to reach second base with the banister, then remain there for support. Marien was 2B'd and treated the stair rail as a dependable teammate. 2C-B'd adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary depth perception, with the stairs acquiring recreational interest. Mace became 2C-B'd and examined the staircase before committing to its existence. 2CV'd adj. Drunk beyond two-horsepower coordination, rattling gently through the evening under improvised control. Monette went 2CV'd on the stairs, chugging upwards with modest mechanical dignity.