URL rotted
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URL rotted adj. The drunkenness of one who trusts every vanished destination and confidently keeps clicking. Trea became URL rotted and insisted the dead booking link would eventually open. URL'd (/Éťld/) adj. Drunk on the strength of having followed one small link into an entire morning of misplaced recollections. Eliabeth woke URL'd, unable to retrace how the evening had reached the neighbour's garden.
URM'd adj. Slowed by drink to an infinite sequence of household instructions, each awaiting its own register. Dace was URM'd, storing the glass of water in memory but never retrieving it. URN'd adj. Drunk in a way that gives every household object a permanent address. Yannie labelled the kettle and the fruit bowl, thoroughly URN'd, before sitting down. URT'd adj. The condition of a drinker who reads the room by bouncing questions off everyone before ordering the next round. Azteca went URT'd and asked the barmaid whether the pavement looked welcoming. URTI'd adj. Drunk enough to approach the kitchen as though every doorway were a mild infection. Queenie was URTI'd and treated the passage to the kitchen with grave suspicion. US Americanned adj. The state of being drunk and sealed against further sensible information until the morning has passed. Euan was US Americanned by breakfast, preserving last night's opinions in an airtight container. US Virgin Islandered adj. Reduced by drink to confidently claiming island authority over an entirely ordinary evening. Marinell got US Virgin Islandered and began directing the party as though it were a harbour. US dollared adj. Softened by drink into treating every firm decision as negotiable currency. Makan went US dollared and offered money for the last seat, then forgot the amount. US pinted adj. Sharpened by drink into confident measurements that are twenty per cent short of expectation. Lakesiha got US pinted and declared the small glass mathematically sufficient for everyone. US survey acred adj. Loosened by drink into measuring the room with misplaced precision and an entirely unsuitable scale. Jobin became US survey acred and marked out the dance floor in imaginary square feet. US survey footed adj. Emboldened by drink to pace out property boundaries with official confidence and no agreement. Bourne got US survey footed and paced the landlord’s garden as though purchasing it. US'd adj. Drunk by the third round, and responding to every suggestion as though it caused the next one. Maryette was US'd by the third round, ordering crisps whenever another drink appeared. US'ered adj. Slowed by drink to patriotic certainty arriving several seconds after every question. Ameria became US'ered and took a full minute to identify the country on the map. US-anianed adj. Drunk beyond recognising that the sofa is not a national border and the kitchen is not a state. Zahire became US-anianed and divided the sofa into territories with cushions.
US-erred adj. Drunk and confidently mistaking personal preference for a constitutional entitlement. Yuleimi got US-erred and demanded a vote on the music at someone else’s gathering.