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SOH'd adj. You have drunk enough to find the folded laundry, the silent kettle and your own collapse funny. Irish got SOH'd and laughed at the sofa cushion for retaining its shape. SOHC'd adj. Sufficiently drunk to keep one thought overhead, where access is limited. Saurya was SOHC'd, with one idea circulating above the conversation. SOHO'd (/ˈsəʊhəʊd/) adj. Describing a drinker who has reduced the evening to one small office and one home, without managing either. Jakoria was SOHO'd and conducted the taxi booking from the office photocopier. SOI'd adj. The drunkenness of one who has placed a stubborn insulating layer between thought and speech. Lowery was SOI'd, with every sensible suggestion failing to reach the words being spoken. SOL'd adj. Drunk past the point of bringing yesterday’s promises within the permitted filing period. Rolanda was SOL'd by breakfast, having missed the deadline for explaining the broken lamp. SOLID'd (/ˈsɒlɪdd/) adj. Drunk and governed by five principles, none of which includes leaving before the architecture fails. Breandra grew SOLID'd and assigned every member of the party a separate responsibility for finding chips. SOM'd adj. Drunk by the third round, and reducing the whole room to a small, badly preserved map. Suzan was SOM'd, navigating the landing as though it represented the entire house. SON'd adj. You have drunk enough to stare fixedly upwards while the rest of you negotiates the stairs independently. Adalia stood SON'd beneath the landing light, watching the ceiling while missing the first step. SONAR'd adj. A drinker who navigates by sending questions into the room and waiting for an answer from somewhere. Ivone got SONAR'd and found the toilets by repeatedly asking strangers for directions. SONE'd adj. Drunk and treating a familiar chorus as a personal invitation to perform it repeatedly. Wafa was SONE'd by closing time and conducted the singalong with a beer mat. SONET'd adj. Too drunk to communicate except by sending brief flashes of light across the room. Tamzyn got SONET'd and exchanged urgent glances with the other end of the bar. SOOB'd adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the last round feel privately owned and operated. Morica was SOOB'd, running the coat check as though it were a one-person concern. SOP'd adj. A drinker who conducts intimate negotiations by telephone, or over it, rather than in person. Aalayna was SOP'd, conducting a private exchange loudly beside the public telephone. SOPO'd adj. Drunk, with the result that every approach is treated as a matter for formal prevention. Huthaifah went SOPO'd and issued Merranda a stern warning about standing near the bar. SOPV'd adj. Softened by drink into treating any commercial premises as a likely venue for indiscretion. Blondena became SOPV'd and inspected the estate agent's waiting room for suitable privacy. SORN'd (/sɔːnd/) adj. Drunk beyond the point where remaining on the road seems a statutory option. Feliks went SORN'd and parked himself beside the taxi rank for administrative reasons.