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HFO'd adj. Drunk and burning slowly through the morning, dense, dark, and unsuitable for quick manoeuvres. Auben was HFO'd, producing heat steadily but making no useful progress towards the front door. HFR'd adj. Drunk by closing time, and moving through each remaining decision at an increased frame rate. Beatris got HFR'd and changed seats three times before the song ended. HFT'd adj. Softened by drink into making high-frequency trades between the sofa and kitchen, none of them profitable. Luvia was HFT'd and exchanged cushions, biscuits and water at increasingly poor rates. HFV'd adj. Loosened by drink into treating every vague complaint as a newly discovered virus. Shonique became HFV'd and announced that the landlord had caught something initialled. HFmrEF'd adj. Of a drinker: maintaining a respectable outward performance while the evening's output has fallen noticeably. Malky looked HFmrEF'd after the third round, speaking confidently but producing very little movement. HFpEF'd adj. Of a drinker who has preserved the appearance of competence despite producing no useful progress homewards. Edisha stayed HFpEF'd through the coats, retaining excellent posture and losing the taxi receipt. HFrEF'd adj. Describing a drinker who produces less and less forward motion after each additional round. Shakoria became HFrEF'd between the pub and the bus stop, advancing chiefly during announcements. HG'd adj. Sharpened by drink into a condition resembling the abbreviated medical complication, though without the pregnancy. Chalie became HG'd and regarded ordinary nausea as an insufficiently precise diagnosis. HGA'd adj. Of a drinker who has acquired an unseen protector, usually because the visible company has given up. Nikai was HGA'd by midnight, guarded chiefly by Marteze and a sympathetic barman. HGB'd adj. Drunk enough to maintain an impressive internal circulation while walking as though the floor were moving. Dougles was HGB'd, circulating confidently through the party and diagonally towards the stairs. HGDP'd adj. Describing a drinker who has compared the hereditary features of everyone at the table, then lost the table. Jina was HGDP'd and began cataloguing family resemblances among the bar staff. HGH'd adj. Having drunk enough to grow beyond the sofa's normal dimensions and require its entire length. Tava was HGH'd, occupying the sofa from armrest to folded blanket. HGPRT'd adj. Describing a drinker who transfers whatever remains of the evening into another round. Mickelle got HGPRT'd and converted the taxi money into one final, biologically implausible round. HGPS'd adj. Having drunk more than the journey home can reasonably accommodate. Mahaz was HGPS'd and needed the taxi to complete the final thirty yards. HGT'd adj. Emboldened by drink to transfer one’s opinions to strangers, without any hereditary justification. Gefen got HGT'd and passed a family recipe to a man from accounts. HGV'd adj. Drunk past the point of nimble transport, carrying the morning's cargo at lorry pace. Oluwatomiwa was HGV'd, transporting himself towards breakfast with the full weight of a loaded lorry.