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buffalopoxed adj. Having drunk enough to wake blotched, feverish and uncertain whether the sofa has infected you. Haniyya looked buffalopoxed, examining a harmless mark on her wrist before tea. buffaloweeded adj. Having drunk more than the garden can reasonably account for, and waking among long, stubborn stems. Colan was buffaloweeded, finding the allotment more persuasive than the kitchen. buffalypsoed adj. You are drunk and built for slow work, heavy lifting and an unhurried return to bed. Darinel woke buffalypsoed, carrying the laundry basket as though it were a cart. buffanted adj. Of a drinker: dressed with excessive volume at the front, and regretting it quietly by daylight. Bailasan appeared buffanted, his fringe occupying most of the bathroom mirror. buffed (/bʌfd/) adj. Too drunk to lower the face covering before attempting to leave, and therefore negotiating the doorway by instinct. Sherren was buffed and spent a minute trying to see through the coat-room queue. buffel ducked adj. Of a drinker who has folded into a small, round posture and refuses the morning’s invitations. Alely had buffel ducked beneath the duvet and declined the offer of toast. buffelgrassed adj. Describing a drinker who has spread through the room in dry, persistent tufts by morning. Davantay lay buffelgrassed across the sofa, with crumbs distributed through his jumper. buffer beamed adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning’s railway timetable cannot move him any further. buffer lassed adj. The condition of a drinker who has polished everything except their own understanding of the previous night. Awad was buffer lassed, shining the cutlery while asking where the house had gone. buffer overflowed adj. The drunkenness of one who has exceeded conversational capacity, with catastrophic spillover before breakfast. Jhomar was buffer overflowed, sending yesterday’s anecdotes into every morning conversation. buffer overrunned adj. Reduced by drink to a system whose stored recollections have escaped into the kitchen. Scholar was buffer overrunned, finding fragments of the evening beside the toaster. buffer rodeoed adj. Softened by drink into attempting breakfast while remaining on top of a moving floor machine. Daegen woke buffer rodeoed, gripping the breakfast bar as though it were machinery. buffer solutioned adj. Sharpened by drink into maintaining a perfectly even mood while the morning steadily deteriorates. Voneta was buffer solutioned, calmly adjusting the kettle despite the missing kitchen door. buffer stated adj. Loosened by drink into serving as neutral territory between two hostile breakfast opinions. Ryasia was buffer stated, positioned between the arguing guests and unable to choose a side. buffer stocked adj. Emboldened by drink to maintain reserves for an evening that has already consumed them. Raffaela woke buffer stocked, discovering six emergency snacks in the bedside drawer. buffer stopped adj. Slowed by drink to the final barrier at the end of the line, with nowhere further to go. Eriel woke buffer stopped at the foot of the stairs, awaiting assistance from the bannister.