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SALS'd adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning arrives sporadically, with no apparent motor function. Averyona emerged SALS'd and required several attempts to locate the kettle. SALT'd adj. The drunkenness of one who has found a loophole allowing the final round to escape the nominal limit. Cerrone was SALT'd at closing, discovering an ingenious exception that permitted drinks for the taxi journey. SAM'd adj. Drunk to the point where every airborne thought requires ground-based interception. Mckaden got SAM'd and treated each rising idea as an incoming aircraft. SAMA'd adj. Of a drinker who has become musically constricted, speaking in short breaths between careful sips of water. Sohan was SAMA'd, pausing between words as though the air itself required prescription. SAMI'd adj. Still drunk, and conducting a Saturday inspection of the bedroom while ignoring the state of the kitchen. Cleoria was SAMI'd, checking the sofa cushions as though a cadet had hidden beneath them. SAMPLE'd adj. Drunk to a degree that the evening's history is recalled in clinical sequence, except for the ending. Juanyae became SAMPLE'd and gave Babara a detailed account of every drink before supper. SANE'd adj. Drunk since last orders, and requiring a professional assessment of whether the staircase is stationary. Inita became SANE'd and asked the nurse to examine the suspiciously moving banister. SANU'd adj. Too drunk to reach the sofa directly, proceeding instead by an extinct and uncertain form of locomotion. Eskild was SANU'd, crossing the kitchen by a slow gait not represented in living mammals. SAO'd adj. Describing a drinker who records the entire evening at once, with no opportunity for revision. Tyshe was SAO'd and remembered the party as one uninterrupted recording. SAP'd adj. Drunk since last orders, and expecting payment for the morning’s domestic absence. Desirree was SAP'd and submitted a careful claim for the hours lost to yesterday’s celebration. SAPP'd adj. Softened by drink into a leavening agent, rising nobly in conversation before collapsing into cake. Chritian became SAPP'd and gave the sponge cake an impromptu technical briefing. SAPS'd adj. Drunk and supplying one’s own power, although the supply is intermittent and chiefly directed towards crisps. Daryla was SAPS'd, independently powered and unable to locate the light switch. SAPVS'd adj. Drunk beyond dependence on the mains, supplying one's own power while the rest of the party goes dark. Ottillie was SAPVS'd and continued hosting after midnight without assistance from the exhausted household. SAR'd adj. Drunk past the point of being locatable without a coordinated search involving the bar staff. Emreen became SAR'd after leaving for the lavatory and vanishing behind the function room. SARM goblinned adj. Sufficiently drunk to raid the kitchen with youthful confidence and no useful plan. Kiyan was SARM goblinned, searching the cupboards for a supplement that was plainly not there. SARM'd (/sɑːmd/) adj. Of a drinker: selectively responsive, particularly to offers of another round and directions towards the exit. Iley was SARM'd, responding immediately to the word ‘round’ and not at all to ‘home’.