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TEDstered adj. Drunk by closing time, and still presenting a carefully structured talk on the headache at breakfast. Jawairia was TEDstered, explaining the migraine in three illustrated stages before toast. TEE'd adj. Drunk and producing an unexpectedly detailed account of what is happening beyond the oesophagus. Arreonna was TEE'd and offered a running report on the condition of everyone's heart. TEFL'd (/ˈtɛfl̩d/) adj. Still drunk, and teaching the morning-after vocabulary to anyone who will sit still. Joanthon was TEFL'd by nine, correcting Shelvin's pronunciation of ‘nauseous’ over tea. TEFLered adj. Too drunk to pronounce the morning's simplest words without providing their foreign equivalents. Catisha was TEFLered, translating ‘headache’ for Devonie as though it were an advanced term. TEG'd adj. Drunk by closing time, and convinced that a three-letter test has certified every decision. Zebulin got TEG'd and presented the acronym as authority for taking the night bus backwards. TEI'd adj. You have drunk enough to leave the pub's orbit and settle into a taxi bound for Earthly domesticity. Cain became TEI'd and departed the pub as though escaping a small moon. TEK'd (/tɛkd/) adj. The state of being drunk and consulting the room's accumulated practical knowledge before standing. Farooq was TEK'd, asking which chair had the strongest record of supporting recovery. TEL'd adj. Having drunk enough to make the morning-after silence seem chemically enhanced and unusually conclusive. Piere was TEL'd by dawn, regarding the silent toaster with grave suspicion. TELINT'd adj. A drinker so far gone that the sofa treats every distant kitchen signal as intelligence requiring immediate analysis. Shamar got TELINT'd and briefed the room on suspicious activity near the kettle. TELOP'd adj. Drunk in a way that projects unsolicited words across the room, usually over someone else's more important picture. Umber went TELOP'd and supplied captions for Shanegua's silent attempt to leave. TEM'd adj. Drunk beyond ordinary inspection, peering through the leftovers to determine what happened at dinner. Ayreanna became TEM'd and investigated the casserole through its remaining transparent patches. TEMPSC'd adj. Sharpened by drink into a totally enclosed survival craft, sealed against advice and propelled towards danger. Camori got TEMPSC'd and launched across the dance floor as though the carpet were open water. TEN'd adj. Drunk enough to shed all conversational surface protection in alarming, medically unhelpful layers. Ajhani got TEN'd and treated the pub’s peeling noticeboard as a personal clinical warning. TENS'd adj. You have drunk enough to deliver intermittent jolts to every conversation you touch. Shanee got TENS'd and interrupted the meal with sudden, electrically brief observations. TEOS'd adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves one depositing a hard, glossy layer over every exposed opinion. Rosaura was TEOS'd and coated the supper table in an impervious account of local politics. TEPP'd adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming a potent, loosely regulated compound in the vicinity of other people. Merley was TEPP'd and treated the buffet as an experimental site of considerable promise.