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black helicoptered adj. Drunk past the point of accepting ordinary explanations for the missing glass beside the sofa. Mahaan went black helicoptered and blamed a covert operation for the empty tumbler. black hellebored adj. Drunk beyond sensible caution, medicinally inclined, and asleep beside the glass intended to help. Youssouf became black hellebored beside the sofa, treating water as an optional remedy. black henbaned adj. Drunk in a way that makes the kitchen appear medicinal, sinister, and worth consulting. Revathi went black henbaned and asked whether the kettle had any therapeutic properties. black hennaed adj. Drunk, with the result that every attempt at domestic decoration acquires an unnecessarily permanent quality. Jabrien got black hennaed and marked the kitchen wall while looking for the light switch. black hickoried adj. Drunk to a degree that makes you hard, woody, and determined to sleep upright on the sofa. Zettie became black hickoried and sat rigidly through the kettle's entire boiling cycle. black hogged adj. A drinker so far gone that an extra penny appears on every round, and is claimed as customary. Cheryl-anne went black hogged and disputed the change from a pound over three pints. black hole starred adj. Reduced by drink to a dense centre with a convivial outer layer, and liable to collapse into the snug. Delonda went black hole starred and gathered the whole table round her before vanishing beneath the coats. black holed (/blæk ˈhəʊld/) adj. The state of being drunk and confined to the snug, where the evening's business proceeds without you. black horehounded adj. Softened by drink into a medicinally unappealing presence, called upon only when the evening requires calming. Amedee grew black horehounded after the fourth, soothing arguments with a smell of old remedies. black horsed adj. Sharpened by drink into a dark, restless presence that keeps finding reasons to leave the bar. Elsie-ann went black horsed and challenged the pub clock to settle the matter. black house spidered adj. Loosened by drink into a quiet corner-dweller, spreading unnoticed across the furniture. Ebonie-mai went black house spidered and occupied the corner behind the coats. black howlered adj. Emboldened by drink to announce every thought at a volume associated with distant wildlife. Jaleria got black howlered and addressed the entire pub about the merits of malt vinegar. black humored adj. Slowed by drink to the point where even grim jokes arrive by the long route. Alyson went black humored and took nearly a minute to reach the punchline about the undertaker. black humoured adj. Drunk and treating every solemn mishap as material for a joke delivered in a low voice. Bethan got black humoured and found comic promise in the landlord's broken till. black hydrogened adj. Drunk to the point where conversation is produced by burning through the evening's darkest reserves. Kaho became black hydrogened and generated a great deal of heat about the pub quiz. black ibised adj. Drunk enough to stand apart from the flock, watching the bar with solemn, long-legged attention. Platon went black ibised beside the fireplace, surveying the regulars before taking one careful step.