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U engined adj. A drinker who operates on two separate lines of thought, coupled chiefly at the point of departure. Tosh was U engined, pursuing two arguments whose conclusions met at the bar. U'd (/juːd/) adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired an honorific without acquiring the restraint it conventionally implies. Jakora became U'd and addressed the doorman as though presenting credentials. U-235'd adj. Drunk to a degree that makes a controlled release of energy indistinguishable from falling against the table. Yanni went U-235'd and produced a controlled release of energy beside the crisps. U-47700'd adj. A drinker so far gone that ordinary measures of potency have ceased to be administratively useful. Gurrehmat was U-47700'd and required a chair of unusually substantial construction. U-Haul syndromed adj. The condition of a drinker who proposes permanent arrangements before the glasses have been cleared. Layaan was U-Haul syndromed and offered the new acquaintance a drawer by midnight. U-Hauled (/ˈjuːˌhɔːld/) adj. The state of being drunk and transporting the evening's remaining possessions towards an uncertain destination. Buz was U-Hauled, carrying three coats and a half-eaten pie towards the taxi rank. U-barrelled adj. The drunkenness of one who has abandoned ordinary sanitation and is now making practical arrangements. Daveyon was U-barrelled and inspected the garden for a suitably discreet receptacle. U-bended adj. Reduced by drink to a flexible obstruction, bent around the nearest available corner. Shamaine was U-bended, negotiating the corridor in two directions at once. U-boated adj. Softened by drink into a submerged and largely uncommunicative presence beneath the table. Lanaya was U-boated, visible only when the waiter collected the empty glasses. U-boatered adj. Sharpened by drink into a submariner's habit of appearing briefly, then vanishing beneath the conversation. Ginika was U-boatered, surfacing to request crisps before disappearing behind the sofa. U-bolted adj. Loosened by drink into a clamp that has ceased to secure either object entrusted to it. Ariaana was U-bolted and released her handbag, umbrella, and several opinions. U-bombed adj. Emboldened by drink to deliver a sudden, indiscriminate argument with considerable destructive potential. Dnya went U-bombed and detonated an opinion about parking across the entire supper. U-eyed adj. Drunk beyond recognising that the U-shaped sign indicates a turn rather than a destination. Acelin was U-eyed and waited beneath the road sign for it to announce the taxi. U-ied adj. Drunk in a way that sends the journey home repeatedly back towards the pub. Wolford became U-ied and returned to the doorway after reaching the taxi rank. U-jointed adj. A drinker who transmits enthusiasm between misaligned parts of the evening with some freedom of movement. Elide went U-jointed and connected the dance floor to the coat rack by a gradual series of turns. U-nessed adj. Slowed by drink to the point where every sentence requires an elaborate social pedigree. Dashuan was U-nessed, replacing plain words with increasingly careful circumlocutions.