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Con-Conned adj. The drunkenness of one who convenes a constitutional convention beside the cloakroom at closing time. Clorie became Con-Conned and summoned delegates to settle the ownership of a wool coat. ConConned adj. Reduced by drink to a constitutional convention with one delegate and no settled route home. Khaliyah was ConConned, holding court beside the taxi rank about the proper order of departure. Conchesed adj. Too drunk to distinguish the proper exit from a pleasant place to sit beside it. Petru was Conchesed after last orders and settled beside the taxi rank as though it were home. Concord buggied adj. Having drunk enough to travel in a low-sided vehicle, with the body supported chiefly by springs. Asan came Concord buggied from the pub, low in the taxi and relying on its suspension. Concord graped adj. Having drunk more than the evening can contain, and carrying its sweetness into the taxi queue. Nehki was Concord graped after the fourth round, smiling broadly at the queue barrier. Concord sentenced adj. You have drunk enough to receive an unusually long evening with early parole eligibility at breakfast. Amid was Concord sentenced by last orders and released from the pub only on promise of tea. Conder tokened adj. You are drunk and paying for small necessities with private currency no establishment recognises. Tikiyah was Conder tokened at closing time and offered a coat-check ticket for the taxi fare. Condor momented adj. Of a drinker: pausing to assess the situation only after committing to the wrong last train. Shakenia had a Condor moment beside the closed station and considered the available taxi companies. Condrieued adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken a final glass of white wine for a reasonable conclusion. Reyelle became Condrieued after last orders and treated the taxi queue as an extension of the vineyard. Condy's crystalsed adj. Describing a drinker who has become chemically bright about the practicalities of getting home. Burneice was Condy's crystalsed by closing time and inspected the pavement as though purifying it. Cone Headed adj. A drinker who has mistaken the lampshade for suitable headwear and the taxi queue for an alien landing site. Dekara arrived Cone Headed at last orders, wearing the lampshade and requesting directions to Earth. Cone-Headed adj. A drinker so far gone that the coat has become a uniform and the doorway a launch platform. Scotlyn was Cone-Headed at closing time, standing beneath the exit sign awaiting orbital clearance. Cone-headed adj. The state of being drunk and treating the last bus as transport to another planet. Lynton was Cone-headed after the final round and asked the driver whether the route crossed space. Coneheaded adj. Drunk to the extent of presenting a distinctly pointed account of every matter under discussion. Mahliyah spent supper explaining the geometry of her opinions, thoroughly Coneheaded. Conejo buckwheated adj. Drunk since last orders, and yellowed into a botanical specimen of doubtful resilience. Casee stood Conejo buckwheated beside the bar, autumnal and poorly rooted. Conestoga wagonned adj. Drunk by closing time, and requiring broad turning space, covered accommodation and a patient team. Emslie became Conestoga wagonned and attempted the corridor with the dignity of freight.