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11th gradered adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the morning's simplest tasks at an eleventh-year level of difficulty. Naturelle was 11th gradered, completing the shower with the concentration of a school project. 11th houred adj. Drunk to a degree that the morning's last minute has continued well into the afternoon. Jaymond woke 11th houred and treated every attempt to leave as a final opportunity. 12 MN'd adj. Drunk by closing time, and still treating midnight as an appointment rather than a warning. Kshawn was 12 MN'd and waited outside the closed pub for midnight to arrive again. 12 NN'd adj. Still drunk, and conducting the journey home as though noon were a perfectly reasonable departure time. Michelin was 12 NN'd, leaving the pub with a sunrise expression at lunchtime. 12'd adj. Describing a drinker who spins repeatedly, then treats the nearest coat as a landing point. Luverta was 12'd and completed three turns before locating the cloakroom. 12-crown-4'd adj. Too drunk to pass through the evening without collecting every available small object. Hestia was 12-crown-4'd and arrived home with four teaspoons and a bus timetable. 12-footed adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard the outer circle of the house as a reasonable walking route. Keshawnda was 12-footed and circled the sitting room before finding the hallway. 12-gonned adj. Having drunk enough to make twelve-sided progress towards the door. Johnathen was 12-gonned and changed direction at every corner of the pavement. 12-hour clocked adj. Having drunk more than enough to confuse morning and evening, particularly on the journey home. Rebia was 12-hour clocked and wished the taxi driver good evening at eight in the morning. 12-ounce curlsed adj. You have drunk enough to mistake repeated lifting for exercise and the bar for a gymnasium. Penni was 12-ounce curlsed, raising each glass with the concentration of a weightlifter. 120-celled adj. You are drunk and divided into so many compartments that finding the exit becomes architectural. Dilylah was 120-celled and searched each section of the pub for her coat. 120s'd adj. Of a drinker: drunk across the twenties, with every address from 120 to 129 briefly available. Noslen was 120s'd and knocked at number 124 before consulting the house number. 125'd (/ˌwʌn.tuːˈfaɪvd/) adj. Of a drinker who has reached the speed of a high-speed train but retained neither direction nor timetable. Nazeem was 125'd and crossed the station before the taxi had finished turning. 1260'd adj. A drinker who has completed three and a half revolutions and still believes the pavement is level. Elijawon was 1260'd, rotating neatly before attempting the short walk home. 128th noted adj. Too drunk to sustain a note for more than a fraction of a beat, but determined to involve the company. Glodi got 128th noted and contributed brief sounds to the entire singalong. 12ga'd adj. A drinker so far gone that the final round lands with the force of a twelve-gauge discharge. Delloyd was 12ga'd and surrendered his coat to the nearest chair.