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V2X'd adj. Having drunk more than the room can communicate, sending every thought towards whoever happens to be nearby. Anngie became V2X'd and addressed the coat stand, the barman and Kechia with equal confidence. V4'd adj. Too drunk to run on fewer than four cylinders, though two of them appear to be elsewhere. Dristin was V4'd and advanced towards the buffet with measured mechanical effort. V6'd (/ˌviːˈsɪksd/) adj. Having drunk enough to produce six-cylinder momentum, divided neatly between two banks. Caili was V6'd and reached the taxi with steady, unnecessary power. V8'd (/ˌviːˈeɪtd/) adj. You have drunk enough to run eight cylinders in two banks, chiefly for the walk home. Hazal was V8'd and reached the corner with more power than navigation. V86-moded adj. Drunk and running obsolete applications inside a protected evening. Emilymae was V86-moded and still attempting tasks from a previous operating system. VA'd adj. Too drunk to distinguish useful work from standing at the bar explaining why it was useful. Tressie got VA'd and analysed the pub's queue as a poorly managed operation. VAB'd adj. Drunk beyond the point where assembling a group for departure resembles assembling anything at all. Jeneal was VAB'd, and Rayshelle spent twenty minutes gathering coats, phones and one abandoned scarf. VAC'd adj. Drunk by the third round, and alternating between social surges and sudden drops in voltage. Bonnie-ann was VAC'd, switching from lively speeches to silence whenever Jacob-jay asked a question. VACationed adj. You are drunk and barred from the evening's service for cheating at whatever game was being played. Thoreau was VACationed after claiming the pub quiz answers had arrived by divine transmission. VAD'd adj. Sufficiently drunk to administer first aid to the casualties of the round, beginning with yourself. Kaysee was VAD'd by closing time and applied a plaster to a blister acquired on the way home. VADM'd adj. Drunk to the extent of commanding the breakfast table while unable to locate the fleet of clean mugs. Etola arrived VADM'd and issued orders concerning toast from beneath a blanket. VAE'd adj. Too drunk to reconstruct the evening directly, and therefore generating plausible domestic versions of it. Jaleria was VAE'd and produced several credible accounts of how the water reached the sofa. VAIN'd adj. Drunk since last orders, and confidently diagnosing the evening rather than ending it. Ramzey was VAIN'd and attributed the missing wallet to a temporary administrative condition. VALI'd adj. Drunk enough to wake with lungs protesting at the previous evening's engineering. Ladaja was VALI'd by dawn, breathing carefully beside an unopened glass of water. VAN'd adj. Describing a drinker who stores every conversation, corrects its errors and forwards it to the wrong person. Hollie-mai was VAN'd, preserving the entire discussion for circulation after closing. VANTA'd adj. Reduced by drink to a dark, aligned array of limbs beneath the sofa blanket. Dearbhla got VANTA'd and lay in a neat row beneath the dark sofa blanket.