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Borrowing confidence from tomorrow and paying it back with interest, in regret.

means The state of being impaired by alcohol — slurred, staggering, loosened past the point of sober control.

from Built from 'drunken,' the old past-participle form of 'drink' (Old English drincan), plus the noun-forming suffix '-ness.' 'Drunken' once simply meant 'having drunk' before it narrowed to mean having drunk too much — a reminder that the word's whole history is really just 'drink' plus consequences.

liver math
processes roughly one drink per hour, no matter your feelings
first casualty
judgment goes before coordination does
placebo effect
believing a drink is alcoholic can make you act drunk
legal threshold
0.08 percent blood alcohol, not a vibe check
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