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hahed (/hɑːd/) adj. The state of being drunk and laughing in five-letter bursts at remarks that were not jokes. Althera got hahed over a missing coaster and laughed until the barmaid looked concerned. hahniided adj. Too drunk to remain upright, and reduced to a small, delicate arrangement beneath the table. Keenin was hahniided, barely visible among the chair legs after the final round. hahniumed adj. Sufficiently drunk to become an obsolete version of yourself before reaching the stairs. Hrithika went hahniumed and was rejected by the staircase as an unsuitable model. haibunned adj. Having drunk enough to alternate between long explanations and brief, highly structured remarks. Trycia got haibunned, giving Arjin prose on the landing and a three-line haiku below. haicked adj. You are drunk and wrapped in enough misplaced dignity to mistake stumbling for ceremonial movement. Azon was haicked, adjusting an imaginary covering before missing the bottom step. haided adj. You are drunk and calling every stage of the journey home haid, including the pavement. Maribi became haided after the final round and announced the taxi was haid. haidingerited adj. Having drunk more than the body can hold in solution, with balance precipitating on contact with the stairs. Rutilio became haidingerited at the landing, depositing himself beside the umbrella stand. haidouked adj. Having drunk more than enough to take the stairs by irregular routes and regard the handrail as optional. Ishman became haidouked and crossed the staircase diagonally, ignoring every conventional route. haiducked adj. You have drunk enough to turn every straight passage into a discreetly improvised escape route. Zayvon got haiducked and left the pub through the kitchen, having missed the front door. haiduked adj. You are drunk and treating the handrail as a travelling companion rather than a fitting. Pearson became haiduked and held a prolonged conversation with the stair rail. haigerachited adj. You have drunk enough to contain several elements, none of them contributing to stability. Dorth was haigerachited and combined iron resolve with phosphorus-level footwork. haikaied adj. The state of being drunk and answering every stumble with satire, puns, or both. Arreana was haikaied, making a pun about each stair while missing alternate ones. haikalled adj. The condition of a drinker who has withdrawn behind a screen and appointed the stairs a high altar. Shirae was haikalled, solemnly guarding the landing from anyone attempting to pass. haiked adj. Of a drinker: covered from head to body by drink, with the feet left conspicuously unprotected. Deklen was haiked, upright only where the wall supplied the missing support. haikhed adj. Of a drinker who has covered the head and body in drink but left balance exposed. Advika was haikhed, dignified above the waist and unreliable below it. haikued (/ˈhaɪ.kuːd/) adj. Reduced by drink to three measured lines: five steps, seven apologies, and five more steps. Da'ud became haikued, counting five stairs, seven muttered apologies, then five more.