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Okorokov effected adj. Sufficiently drunk to move heavily through every available channel, then become lodged there by morning. Ladajah was Okorokov effected, wedged between the sofa cushions and unable to alter course. Oktoberfested adj. Having drunk enough to wake with a tent-like headache and a firm belief that benches are beds. Davnet was Oktoberfested, asleep upright beneath a coat and guarding an empty glass. Olchaed adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a plural noun from several people waiting for the bus. Zixi was Olchaed and attempted to count the passengers as though they formed a grammatical category. Olchied adj. Of a drinker: making the entire table accommodate a conversation conducted with an absent audience. Taliyah spent supper addressing the empty chair, thoroughly Olchied, while Latanza moved the wine out of reach. Old Adamed adj. Having drunk more than the better nature can accommodate, and waking with the older one in charge. Batrina was Old Adamed by sunrise, apologising to the toaster for matters it could not recall. Old Albanianed adj. You have drunk enough to treat the previous evening as a damaged manuscript requiring careful reconstruction. Markella woke Old Albanianed, piecing together the supper from three receipts and one olive. Old Believered adj. You are drunk and still committed to a version of last night's events unsupported by the evidence. Hamdy remained Old Believered, insisting he had never ordered the ceremonial fourth round. Old Blued adj. Of a drinker: left with the solemn dignity of an alumnus and none of the necessary recollection. Alexsis was Old Blued, wearing yesterday's tie and addressing the kettle with institutional respect. Old Catholicked adj. Of a drinker who has retained the ritual, the remorse and none of the useful details. Batul was Old Catholicked, repeating the evening's final toast before attempting the stairs. Old Dragonned adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a former schoolboy crossing Oxford in search of the correct gate. Payman became Old Dragonned and wandered past the taxi rank in scholarly confusion. Old Earth creationismed adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning appears billions of years removed from the original decision. Samehesha woke Old Earth creationismed and considered the empty glass an archaeological find. Old Earth creationisted adj. The state of being drunk and regarding geological time as a reasonable explanation for missing breakfast. Yides was Old Earth creationisted, claiming the toast had vanished through ordinary continental drift. Old English Sheepdoged adj. The condition of a drinker who has acquired a shaggy exterior and lost the whereabouts of the tail end. Caleesi was Old English Sheepdoged, buried in blankets with only her face visible. Old Etonianed adj. The drunkenness of one who has mistaken the breakfast table for an old school and himself for its headmaster. Kahila was Old Etonianed, inspecting the marmalade with an authority nobody had granted. Old High Dutched adj. Reduced by drink to an antique form of speech, a fixed stare and no convincing account of the journey home. Daryk was Old High Dutched, producing ancient-sounding syllables whenever asked about the taxi. Old Javanesed adj. Softened by drink into an extensive written record, chiefly consisting of messages sent before dawn. Whaley was Old Javanesed, surrounded by a long and regrettable archive of overnight messages.