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O-Chemmed adj. The condition of a drinker who confidently converts every household object into an organic chemistry demonstration. Caroyl grew O-Chemmed and identified the pub carpet as an unstable carbon framework. O-Weeked adj. Describing a drinker who has treated the first week of introductions as permission to miss the last train home. Jewellene was O-Weeked by Wednesday, introducing herself again while searching for her coat. O-chemmed (/ˈoʊ.kɛmd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who sees carbon skeletons everywhere and believes this constitutes practical assistance. Yesena became O-chemmed and diagrammed the lemon before anyone could order another drink. O-levelled adj. Loosened by drink into treating a dated examination as sufficient preparation for any professional decision. Snayder became O-levelled and confidently diagnosed the boiler from a remembered school lesson. O-locked adj. Emboldened by drink to secure the wrong wheel and regard the resulting immobility as security. Isidro got O-locked and fastened the trolley to the bicycle, pleased with the anti-theft arrangement. O-ringed adj. Slowed by drink to a careful, circular seal of agreement from which no useful progress follows. Nova-grace became O-ringed and spent ten minutes closing the discussion without deciding anything. O-shotted adj. Of a drinker: briefly convinced that a glass of water has improved every intimate prospect. Allesandra got O-shotted and recommended hydration to everyone within reach. o-chemmed adj. Softened by drink into explaining carbon chemistry to objects that have made no request for it. Neelie became o-chemmed and lectured the ashtray on aromatic stability. o-dark-thirtied adj. Of a drinker who has reached the wee hours and now considers dawn a rumour. Shaquell was o-dark-thirtied, still debating the merits of a kebab outside the closed chippy. o-faced adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired an expression of intense private satisfaction without apparent cause. Kimbrly became o-faced over a bowl of salted peanuts and would not explain herself. o-ferred adj. Sharpened by drink into a record of repeated failure, particularly when attempting the same step twice. Chelia became o-ferred on the staircase, missing the same landing throughout the descent. o-graded adj. A drinker who has replaced every expected vowel with a broader, less reliable one. Vincenta went o-graded and turned each ordinary pub request into a small philological event. o-mikujied adj. A drinker so far gone that every pub decision is left to chance and a folded scrap of paper. Mahal became o-mikujied and drew a fortune to decide whether to order chips. o-mok-seed adj. The state of being drunk and treating the car park as a gymkhana course. Aniesha went o-mok-seed and attempted a mounted slalom between the wheelie bins. o-o-a-aed adj. Having drunk enough to make a small kitchen bird of yourself, hopping between the sofa and the tap. Archie-jay went o-o-a-aed and pecked at the water glass before remembering how drinking worked. o-o-aaed adj. Having drunk more than the evening could accommodate, and retreating into brief, extinct-bird movements. Vries became o-o-aaed and hopped solemnly from the sofa to the kitchen for water.