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vbicationed adj. Drunk past the point of knowing where you are, but still correcting everyone else's directions. Danit was vbicationed and gave Mattson precise instructions for reaching a pub neither had visited. vblanked adj. Of a drinker: temporarily blank between one recollection and the next, especially where the walk home ought to be. Farzin was vblanked, with the journey from the pub removed cleanly from the morningās account. vblogged adj. Softened by drink into a running account of the journey, including pauses, reversals, and the stairs. Shakeema went vblogged in the hallway, narrating each step while Oldrich carried the shoes. vcRNA'd adj. Sharpened by drink into a viral little signal, repeated precisely until nobody can identify its source. Anshika became vcRNA'd at the bar, repeating one crisp instruction while Paisley searched for the stairs. vcrnaed adj. Loosened by drink into a copying signal that wanders between sentences, steps, and intended destinations. Stephanny went vcrnaed on the staircase, while Coleene decoded the route one fragment at a time. vdoed adj. Sharpened by drink into a series of abrupt, overconfident appearances and disappearances. Leini was vdoed, emerging from the kitchen sharply before vanishing against the banister. veal crated adj. Having drunk enough to accept the coat cupboard as a confined, dimly lit space for the night. Hrithik got veal crated and settled behind the coats before anyone had called a taxi. veal-skinned adj. Having drunk more than enough to regard every change in complexion as a permanent condition. Armanti was veal-skinned by midnight, examining his face in the cloakroom mirror. vealburgered adj. You have drunk enough to treat a modest sandwich as a complete and carefully specified meal. Garyn became vealburgered and spent last orders negotiating the precise contents of his supper. vealed (/viĖld/) adj. Emboldened by drink to descend the stairs without consulting balance, gravity, or anyone who has used them before. Refugia went vealed down the staircase, while Monserat stood below offering calm and practical advice. vealered adj. You are drunk and awaiting the next stage of the evening with the quiet patience of a calf. Keileb was vealered by last orders, standing patiently beside the coat rack. vealinessed adj. Of a drinker: soft, young-seeming and poorly equipped for the practical arrangements of getting home. Effrem was vealinessed by the fourth round and entrusted his coat to someone else. vealskinned adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a pale, delicate exterior and no reliable plan for the journey home. Paightyn was vealskinned after last orders, pale beneath the taxi-rank lights. veatchined adj. Describing a drinker who has become chemically specific about the final round and unable to explain why. Jalessa was veatchined by midnight, requesting one particular spirit from a bewildered barman. veatchited adj. A drinker who has crystallised beside the bar, remaining there through last orders and the clearing-up. Aracel stood veatchited by the till while everyone else found their coats. veched adj. A drinker so far gone that every departure becomes a popular assembly requiring speeches and a vote. Sindhuja was veched at last orders, convening the entire table to decide on taxis.