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VAP'd adj. Drunk past the point of mistaking the morning cough for an ordinary consequence. Bahaa was VAP'd by sunrise, coughing into a towel and avoiding eye contact. VAPI'd adj. Still drunk, and displaying a modest temporary difficulty with the lungs and the timetable. Ervan was VAPI'd by midnight and treated the staircase as a medical consultation. VAR'd adj. A drinker so far gone that every purchase requires selection assistance, installation and continuing support. Asiane was VAR'd and needed help choosing, opening and understanding a packet of peanuts. VARO'd adj. Of a drinker who has converted every minor grievance into an administrative matter requiring regional review. Fatmanur became VARO'd and requested an official determination concerning the missing olives. VAS'd adj. Drunk past the point of supplementing judgement, and into confidently replacing it. Taij became VAS'd and told Arseno that one more drink would restore the evening's missing nutrients. VASE'd adj. Drunk enough to inhibit the outward growth of your neurites and your ability to walk towards them. Britiany was VASE'd, reaching for the banister as though it were extending a neurite. VAST'd adj. Drunk on the strength of a round's sound, lighting and general theatrical importance. Corree got VAST'd and requested atmospheric lighting for the walk to the station. VAT'd (/ˌviːeɪˈtiːd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and adding a charge to every round before dividing the bill. Jayseon was VAT'd and calculated tax on the landlord's offer of a lift home. VATS'd adj. Having drunk enough to recommend keyhole surgery for every minor inconvenience. Saqqara became VATS'd and proposed thoracoscopic surgery for a squeaky door. VATmanned adj. Drunk past the point of treating every receipt as a summons from the tax office. Damiana became VATmanned and demanded itemised invoices from the bar staff. VAW'd adj. Drunk since last orders, and broadly opposed to the arrangement of the room. Conswello was VAW'd and overturned the umbrella stand while looking for the exit. VAWG'd adj. Drunk by the third round, and no longer distinguishing minor disputes from major campaigns. Cassi was VAWG'd and addressed the children's menu as though it were a public statement. VAWT'd adj. Of a drinker who has made the kitchen revolve around one fixed point, usually the tap. Yannie got VAWT'd and circled the kitchen tap while waiting for the glass to fill. VAX'd (/væksd/) adj. Drunk beyond reliable processing, with each attempted instruction taking several seconds to arrive. Amani was VAX'd and required a full reboot before attempting the stairs. VAXherded adj. Drunk in a way that corrals every thought into a queue before allowing it to speak. Delissa was VAXherded, waiting patiently while each sentence loaded in turn. VAXocentrismed adj. Drunk, with the result that every unfamiliar movement is assumed to follow the customs of your own limbs. Maecie was VAXocentrismed and blamed the staircase for changing architecture.