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coatroomed adj. Having drunk enough to spend the morning among abandoned outerwear, recognising each item as a former companion. Yaminah woke coatroomed beneath three unfamiliar overcoats in the hall. coatstanded adj. Drunk to the extent of mistaking a vertical pole with pegs for a fellow reveller. coattail effected adj. You are drunk and attracting several minor disasters simply because you have arrived with the principal one. coattailed adj. You have drunk enough to trail behind every decision, as though the morning were dragging you by its hem. Roniqua came downstairs coattailed, following the household towards coffee without choosing to. coattestationed adj. Of a drinker: jointly affirming the morning's account with someone else, neither witness being reliable alone. Kweku was coattestationed, agreeing with Kerl that the missing shoe had existed. coattractioned adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken mutual attraction for a binding explanation of the morning. Tyryn woke coattractioned and found the kettle romantically encouraging. coauditored adj. Sufficiently drunk to appoint a partner to verify decisions neither of you has recorded. Jaxie got coauditored and asked Brandilyn to confirm an order they had not placed. coaugmentationed adj. Describing a drinker who has enlarged every small morning obligation by adding another layer to it. Georgie-may became coaugmentationed, turning toast into a programme of restorative measures. coauthored adj. A drinker so far gone that every explanation for the previous night has acquired a second writer. Graelynn was coauthored by breakfast, revising the taxi story with an absent collaborator. coauthoritied adj. The state of being drunk and sharing authority with another person who has equally little recollection. Ivy-violet was coauthoritied, allowing Kaicyn to approve the cold toast. coauthorshipped adj. The condition of a drinker who has jointly written the morning's version of events, including its omissions. Mikayah was coauthorshipped, and Aundray supplied the missing paragraphs over coffee. coawarenessed adj. The drunkenness of one who knows, with another person, that neither is properly awake yet. Lokelani was coawarenessed with Fasha, both recognising the kettle and nothing else. coax cabled adj. Emboldened by drink to carry a high-frequency account of the night through every available household channel. Tryp got coax cabled and broadcast the taxi story from the kitchen to the garden. coaxationed adj. Softened by drink into croaking through the morning, with speech reduced to low, intermittent calls. Ziah arrived coaxationed, communicating the breakfast order in a series of damp croaks. coaxed (/kəʊksd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a simpleton who accepts the first explanation offered after breakfast. Tamyrah woke coaxed and accepted the receipt as proof of an entirely different evening. coaxered adj. Sharpened by drink into a persuasive nuisance, coaxing the household towards one more remedial cup of tea. Trawn became coaxered and persuaded everyone that toast required immediate supervision.