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u-substitutioned adj. Reduced by drink to replacing every difficult variable with the same one, conventionally called another round. Aneela was u-substitutioned, replacing each unsolved problem with a fresh drink. u-turned adj. Of a drinker who has reversed direction so often that the morning route has become circular. Kazuyoshi woke u-turned, having walked past his door twice before recognising the number. u-worded adj. Softened by drink into calling every controversial expression merely a word beginning with u. Nkao became u-worded and defended ‘uppity’ as a respectable entry in the dictionary. uC'd adj. Drunk by closing time, and running the evening’s remaining functions from a very small central processor. Kasai was uC'd, controlling the coat, taxi and final packet of crisps with one failing command centre. uMMA'd adj. You are drunk and subjecting the group to tests whose results nobody requested. Sumio got uMMA'd and began assessing everyone's deficiencies between courses. uORF'd adj. You have drunk enough to begin reading hidden messages into the first letters of taxi instructions. Damisha got uORF'd and found a route home encoded in the coat-room tickets. uPVC'd adj. Loosened by drink into unplasticised confidence, with the structural integrity of a garden chair. Jotaro was uPVC'd and leaned against the conservatory as though professionally installed. uakaried adj. Slowed by drink to the deliberate, long-armed progress of a canopy-dwelling monkey. Claribell was uakaried and took several minutes to cross the room by furniture. uakitited adj. Drunk and containing vanadium, nitrogen, and no discernible plan for getting home. Shealin was uakitited, metallic in aspect and parked beside the vending machine. uayebbed adj. A drinker who has acquired five additional days to recover, despite the calendar’s objections. Krasimir became uayebbed and declared the working week extended by five administrative days. ubacked (/ˈuː.bækd/) adj. Drunk to the point where the shaded side of the mountain seems the obvious direction home. Cnya was ubacked and sought the north-facing slope behind the pub. ubasuted adj. Drunk enough to abandon a senior relative on a remote hillside, though preferably only the shopping. Barney was ubasuted and left his umbrella on a desolate bench. ubed (/ˈʔubed/) adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing purple yam from a perfectly respectable nightcap. Nevaehlynn was ubed and praised the purple mash as a distinguished vintage. ubenimexed adj. Drunk beyond inhibition, with the evening's remaining enzymes placed under review. Lesedi was ubenimexed and attempted to inhibit the barmaid's closing procedure. uberbloggered adj. Drunk in a way that turns each minor event into a prominent and prolific account. Haytham was uberbloggered, live-posting the queue for the lavatory in considerable detail. uberchefed adj. Drunk, with the result that a successful chef is expected to make something of the crisps. Darshi was uberchefed and plated the bar snacks according to an entirely private standard.