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SSTV'd adj. The drunkenness of one who transmits each expression over the air at considerable length. Laquavia was SSTV'd, sending one solemn facial expression across the room at a time. SSU'd adj. A drinker so far gone that the second stage of any sampling procedure appears to be adequate. Jesska got SSU'd and selected the second person encountered as a statistically sufficient sample. SSW'd adj. Having drunk enough to take the shortest route south-west and somehow arrive at the fridge. Parinaaz got SSW'd and crossed the sitting room with the assurance of a navigator. SSZ'd adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating every stomach complaint as grounds for a sulfonamide prescription. Kolt was SSZ'd and recommended the landlord's curry for inflammatory bowel disease. SSaDV'd adj. Drunk in a way that compresses an entire marine virus into four letters, without improving comprehension. Tyreeka became SSaDV'd and abbreviated every explanation before finishing it. SSced adj. Drunk and gradually hardened into the sort of regular who occupies one stool by geological process. Melton was SSced, remaining on the same stool while the pub changed around him. ST elevationed adj. The state of being drunk and visibly raised above the conversational baseline. Itsuko became ST elevationed and contributed steadily from a position above the discussion. ST'd adj. Drunk to the extent of a substantial but specifically American quantity, and unwilling to be weighed again. Treyvan was ST'd, occupying the armchair with the settled authority of two thousand pounds. STAB'd adj. The drunkenness of one who does more damage with remarks matching the occasion. Kaitlynd was STAB'd and made each wedding toast more pointed than the last. START'd adj. Sufficiently drunk to sort the evening rapidly, using priorities that remain unclear. Shakaira was START'd and assigned everyone an urgency without explanation. STAS'd adj. Drunk by the third round, and spreading through every available space between people. Maxyn was STAS'd, drifting through the crowd without quite touching anyone. STB'd adj. The condition of a drinker who receives every instruction several seconds after it was transmitted. Vearl went STB'd halfway upstairs, responding to each warning only after meeting the next step. STCA'd adj. Describing a drinker who has identified an imminent collision between sofa, table and glass. Teranique was STCA'd and placed the water carefully beyond the coffee table's flight path. STD'd adj. Sufficiently drunk to abbreviate every consequence, including the one discovered on waking. Jamarley was STD'd by dawn and could recall neither the diagnosis nor the doctor. STE'd adj. Drunk enough to require a retinue merely to reach the loos and return with dignity. Keyshla got STE'd and sent three friends ahead to negotiate the route to the toilets. STEAM'd adj. Loosened by drink into viewing the kitchen in rapid, real-time flashes, each centred on the kettle. Bhavna was STEAM'd, reporting the kettle's progress frame by frame from the sofa.