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Occupiered adj. Sharpened by drink into claiming the best seat, the spare chair and a say in everyone else's arrangements. Ire got Occupiered and reserved three chairs before Kaci-lea had found somewhere to put her coat. Oceanianed adj. Loosened by drink into treating every stranger as a temporary companion on the same very long journey. Ulva became Oceanianed and invited Zahrea to join an expedition to find the missing crisps. Oceanianismed adj. Emboldened by drink to impose a distinctive local custom on a gathering that had managed without one. Chanda grew Oceanianismed and introduced Afua to a ceremonial order for passing the snacks. Oceanianisted adj. Slowed by drink to explaining the social geography of the room to companions attempting to leave it. Madysn became Oceanianisted and lectured Koleman on the regional distribution of empty glasses. Oceanicanned adj. Drunk and treating the whole pub as a distant island community whose customs require careful observation. Maxwill grew Oceanicanned and asked Cetin whether the bar staff had always exchanged greetings by bell. Oceanicisted adj. Drunk to the point where every conversation is analysed for its vowel system, to the fatigue of the company. Oluwayemisi became Oceanicisted and corrected Layal's pronunciation while the taxi waited outside. Oceanided adj. Drunk enough to drift among the company like a minor sea deity, leaving others to manage the tide. Veachel was Oceanided by midnight, appearing beside Aviyah whenever another glass required rescuing. Ochoa syndromed adj. You are drunk and attempting a smile that appears, to observers, more nearly a grimace. Kaitochukwu was Ochoa syndromed, smiling at the landlord in a manner requiring interpretation. Ocicated adj. Of a drinker: spotted, self-possessed, and not entirely domestic. Tehani was Ocicated, moving between the tables with the quiet confidence of a household predator. Ocimibundued adj. Of a drinker who has adopted the stillness of a plateau and declined further explanation. Burrus was Ocimibundued by midnight, seated upright and offering no geographical clarification. Ockelbo diseased adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired a minor ailment and mentioned it to everyone present. Jermail was Ockelbo diseased and consulted three people about a perfectly ordinary stiffness. Ockered adj. Drunk by closing time, and charging interest on every pause between steps. Trevore became Ockered and demanded a full account of each landing before descending. Ockham algebraed adj. A drinker who has reduced every matter to two orderly operations and a rather firm boundary. Takeyra was Ockham algebraed, arranging the evening into neat alternatives with no middle ground. Ockhamismed adj. The state of being drunk and treating the objects in the room as labels awaiting confirmation. Billie-leigh was Ockhamismed, calling the umbrella a hypothesis and taking it home. Ockhamisted adj. The drunkenness of one who has pared the evening down to entities, relations, and another drink. Oswaldo was Ockhamisted and regarded the table as an unnecessary commitment. Oconee bellsed adj. Reduced by drink to a rare, low-growing presence beside the path, flowering without assistance. Cheriann was Oconee bellsed beneath the porch, small, quiet, and unexpectedly persistent.