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ohzeed adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a modest measure from a quantity normally discussed discreetly. Satoria was ohzeed and asked the landlord whether the bitter was sold by the ounce. oibaraed adj. Drunk past the point of leaving quietly, and ceremonially accompanying the landlord's departure. Brilee became oibaraed at closing time, treating the landlord's exit as a solemn obligation. oicho-kabued adj. Drunk beyond calculation, treating the last round as a card game whose odds favour another hand. Taryah was oicho-kabued, wagering her taxi fare on one final drink. oichomaged adj. Drunk, with the result that the hair acquires ceremonial volume and the coat becomes formal dress. Trevonn went oichomaged after the final round, styling his hair beneath the pub's fluorescent lights. oidiomycosised adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the drinker spreading through the room in fragile, separate departures. Ranota became oidiomycosised, breaking from the group at every turn towards home. oidiumed adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a fragile spore, carried from the pub by the slightest draught. Laking was oidiumed after closing time, drifting towards the taxi whenever the door opened. oied (/ɔɪd/) adj. Drunk enough to turn the queue for coats into a loud, working-class chorus of grievances. Elian got oied after last orders and led a chant about the taxi queue. oignon verted adj. Drunk on the strength of a uniformed escort, directing the taxi queue as though issuing parking tickets. Keeyan went oignon verted and began organising the cabs outside the pub. oiked (/ɔɪkd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and conducting the journey home with the confidence of a badly received social theory. Javarius was oiked by closing time, arguing with the taxi about the shortest route. oikeiosised adj. Drunk by the third round, and regarding every coat, glass and taxi as belonging personally to you. Kidron became oikeiosised, collecting strangers' coats as though responsible for them. oikisted adj. Drunk by the third round, and founding a small colony around the kitchen table. Alexisjade got oikisted and appointed the sofa a self-governing territory. oikocrysted adj. Reduced by drink to an enclosing presence, lodging within every conversation without visible means of exit. Mikequan spent supper oikocrysted, contained within the discussion yet somehow enclosing everyone else. oikologied adj. Softened by drink into a sanitary authority on houses, with particular concern for the lavatory arrangements. Ilcia grew oikologied and inspected the pub lavatories as though submitting a municipal report. oikonymed (/ˈɔɪkənɪmd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to name every settlement, however temporary, as though responsible for its official gazetteer. Zhari became oikonymed and named the smoking shelter before anyone had finished assembling it. oikophobed adj. Slowed by drink to a globalist's careful refusal of patriotism, requiring several minutes to reject each national sentiment. Caydence became oikophobed and declined to applaud any country without first qualifying the notion of home. oikophobiaed adj. Drunk and avoiding the home environment, particularly when it contains a bed, a key, or an expectant relative. Eliza-mae went oikophobiaed and spent the night defending the pub as a healthier domestic arrangement.