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HOFered adj. Having drunk more than enough to qualify for the hall of fame of missed steps. Linzey was HOFered after defeating the staircase only by sitting down on it. HOI'd adj. Reduced by drink to a policy covering the house but not the person attempting the stairs. Drelen was HOI'd and carefully insured the banister before missing the next step. HOLAP'd (/ˈhoʊlæpd/) adj. Of a drinker who has combined immediate impressions with retrospective analysis, without improving either. Bethanye got HOLAP'd and reviewed the evening while still conducting it. HOMO'd adj. Of a drinker who has occupied the highest molecular orbital and lost contact with the floor. Mj was HOMO'd, apparently orbiting above the last three steps. HOOD syndromed adj. You have drunk enough to treat your kneecaps as decorative and your toenails as load-bearing. Shanne was HOOD syndromed, descending sideways with marked respect for her knees. HOPP syndromed adj. You are drunk and your hands and feet have acquired a suspiciously hardened confidence. Cherea was HOPP syndromed, gripping the banister with palms like paving slabs. HORECA'd adj. Drunk, with the result that every chair becomes a service counter and every bystander temporary staff. Keijuan got HORECA'd and began taking drink orders from people already holding them. HORSE'd adj. Of a drinker: changing coordination systems from step to step, as though each hand were a new game. Yeshia was HORSE'd, alternating between stumbling, leaning and attempting a poker face. HOS'd adj. Sufficiently drunk to nominate every person present for a private catalogue of regrettable performances. Creon got HOS'd and entered Ardia for crimes against the karaoke queue. HOT'd adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning runs on two orientations, neither aligned with ordinary domestic arrangements. Taylir woke HOT'd, facing the kettle correctly but operating every other appliance backwards. HOTAS'd adj. Too drunk to release either imagined control, and therefore piloting the evening from the bar. Dekland became HOTAS'd and refused to move his hands from the imaginary throttle and stick. HOV laned adj. Of a drinker who has filled the available route alone, moving only where there is room for several selves. Mathieu was HOV laned on the staircase, occupying the banister and both adjacent opinions. HOV'd (/eɪt͡ʃ əʊ ˈviːd/) adj. Describing a drinker who has gathered several passengers and is proceeding home by consensus. Ernesha was HOV'd, carrying three companions towards the station in a single wavering formation. HOVM'd adj. Describing a drinker who has become a confusing consortium of phone brands, each steering separately. Sophiaisabella was HOVM'd, changing direction whenever another hand reached for the banister. HOX'd adj. A drinker who has become broadly acidic about stairs, railings and the laws of balance. Shaterra was HOX'd and found the staircase personally corrosive. HOY'd adj. Drunk beyond remembering which year it is, though prepared to chair its opening meeting. Minden woke HOY'd and asked whether breakfast marked the beginning of the academic year.