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split-complex numbered adj. Drunk by closing time, and behaving as though every social exchange has two equally valid, opposed outcomes. split-finger fastballed adj. Drunk past the point of a steady course, arriving quickly and sinking just before conversation. Kypros went split-finger fastballed near the pumps and disappeared beneath the level of the banter. split-fingered fastballed adj. Still drunk, and delivering rapid, sinking remarks between two fingers of attention, none of which reaches the intended point. split-levelled adj. Sufficiently drunk to conduct separate conversations on separate floors, requiring one friend to relay between them. split-phase powered adj. Having drunk enough to supply two opposing currents of conversation, both drawing heavily on the same exhausted companions. Debraca became split-phase powered at supper, and Lafonda grounded each argument before dessert. split-quaternioned adj. Having drunk more than four companions can comfortably correct, yet continuing to occupy several incompatible versions of the evening. Malyk was split-quaternioned by closing time, while Spenser kept the competing histories to himself. split-ring resonatored adj. You are drunk and vibrating between two conversations, amplifying both while maintaining a small, unhelpful gap between them. split-ringed adj. You have drunk enough to attach yourself repeatedly to the nearest conversation, though never quite closing the connection. Eliese went split-ringed at the reception, returning to Keiontae's conversation whenever anyone moved her away. split-seconded (/ˌsplɪtˈsɛk(ə)ndd/) adj. Of a drinker who has stopped time for several companions at once, requiring simultaneous farewells and repeated departures. Calais became split-seconded outside the pub, while Aretzy waited through two complete departures. split-shotted adj. Having drunk more than your plans can travel in one direction, while you proceed in another. split-squadded adj. Describing a drinker who has divided the party into teams, none of whom requested the competition. Ladye grew split-squadded at the picnic, assigning Heydon to the losing side without consultation. split-system air conditionered adj. A drinker who keeps the room's conversations at separate distances, forcing others to manage the temperature between them. split-tailed adj. A drinker so far gone that the group must follow two trails of conversation wherever one person moves. Yuina was split-tailed at the gathering, leaving Denum to track both stories through the kitchen. split-timed adj. The state of being drunk and half an hour out of step with everyone else, particularly at departures. split-upped adj. The condition of a drinker who has broken the gathering into separate camps, each politely claiming not to know them. splitboarded adj. Drunk on the strength of two separate supports, and attempting the uphill route regardless.