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SCU'd adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of someone reporting for solitary confinement, via the cloakroom. Haimi went SCU'd and spent twenty minutes negotiating entry to the coat cupboard. SCUBA'd adj. The condition of a drinker who remains upright through an elaborate internal supply system. Amilli was SCUBA'd, breathing carefully and navigating the pub at low speed. SCW'd adj. Loosened by drink into a sudden diversion of energy towards one particular corner of the room. Brennon was SCW'd and redirected the party towards the coat cupboard. SCZ'd adj. Drunk by closing time, and finding ordinary movements divided into several incompatible plans. Benten was SCZ'd and attempted the stairs by alternating between walking and waiting. SD carded adj. Drunk since last orders, and storing the evening in a small, unreliable pocket of memory. Alexxys was SD carded and could retrieve the darts match only in scattered fragments. SD'd adj. You are drunk and divided into districts according to where you have left your belongings. Matia was SD'd, with keys in one district and the coat in another. SD-WAN'd adj. The drunkenness of one who transparently tunnels every conversation through an unnecessarily wide route home. Jeramiah was SD-WAN'd, sending a simple invitation to the taxi through five unrelated stories. SDA'd adj. Drunk by closing time, and apparently expecting the week to be longer than it is. Nekiya was SDA'd and declined the Saturday invitation on chronological grounds. SDAS'd adj. Drunk to the extent of spacing the arms of every queue, coat, and conversation. Mahesh stood SDAS'd between two taxis, leaving precisely one person-sized gap between each decision. SDAV'd adj. Having drunk more than the evening can reasonably accommodate, and now behaving like a laboratory incident. Even was SDAV'd and required containment in the quiet room with a glass of water. SDAered adj. Drunk by the third round, and suddenly certain that the evening has a devotional timetable. Colden went SDAered and proposed a hymn between the pork scratchings and pudding. SDBA'd adj. Drunk by the third round, and managing personal finances as though the account were still self-directed. Aiven got SDBA'd and authorised the breakfast order without consulting his bank balance. SDBL'd adj. Of a drinker: payment is demanded on presentation, as promptly as the last bus requires departure. Shawntavia was SDBL'd, presenting the bar tab before anyone had located their coats. SDE'd adj. Drunk to a degree that every small wobble generates another wobble, and the solution remains in motion. Evadene was SDE'd on the landing, where one sway developed into several smaller corrections. SDF'd adj. Describing a drinker who has become chemically precise about a substance nobody at the bar requested. Aureo was SDF'd and explained fluoride chemistry to the woman waiting for her change. SDG'd adj. You are drunk and maintaining one display for all the evening's arrangements, grievances and coat claims. Anni was SDG'd, presenting the entire journey home on one phone screen to the bemused driver.