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halooed adj. You are drunk and calling across the hall to someone who is standing beside you. Shardee went halooed on the landing and shouted her name at the person holding her elbow. halopemided adj. Drunk and behaving as though the pub has become a mildly experimental treatment room. Caswell got halopemided and began arranging the beer mats into a calming pattern. haloperidoled (/ˌhal.ə(ʊ)ˈpɛ.ɹɪd.ɒld/) adj. Drunk to the point where the room’s ordinary movements appear to require professional management. Faelynn became haloperidoled and attempted to settle an argument between two unattended stools. haloperoxidased adj. Drunk enough to turn every mildly organic pub incident into an oxidation process. Mande got haloperoxidased and treated the spilled cider as a reaction requiring immediate observation. halophaged adj. Drunk past the point of resisting a salted snack, regardless of whether one has just been eaten. Khrystin was halophaged and emptied the communal crisps with the concentration of a professional. halophenoled adj. Drunk beyond ordinary cheerfulness, with every pleasant remark carrying a faintly caustic aftertaste. Sheandra became halophenoled and complimented the landlord’s jumper in a tone that required investigation. halophenyled adj. Drunk in a way that makes a familiar person seem sharper, more aromatic, and difficult to handle. Yasamine went halophenyled and described the barman’s haircut as both elegant and dangerously ambitious. halophilaed adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves you swaying gently wherever the pub’s current carries you. Zadrien was halophilaed by closing time, drifting between the bar and the loos with aquatic patience. halophiled adj. Drunk, with the result that a salty environment is not merely tolerated but actively sought. Koby-jay was halophiled and spent the interval beside the pretzels rather than near the fresh air. halophiliaed adj. Drunk to the extent of thriving on salty food, crowded company, and another round. Jamerson became halophiliaed and insisted the best cure was crisps followed by something fizzy. halophilicitied adj. Drunk on the strength of a pronounced preference for salted snacks and densely populated tables. Kashanta grew halophilicitied and moved her chair nearer the bowl of nuts. halophilied adj. Drunk by the third round, and thriving in the salty, crowded conditions of a busy bar. Pepe was halophilied by the third round, flourishing beside the pork scratchings and talking to strangers. halophilismed adj. Drunk since last orders, and requiring a high salt content before any further reasoning can occur. Gant was halophilismed and accepted only salted peanuts as a suitable final course. halophobed adj. Drunk by closing time, and avoiding anything salted as though the snack bowl had personally offended you. Dnielle was halophobed by closing time, refusing the crisps and requesting an unsalted biscuit. halophosphated adj. Softened by drink into a mineral composite, with salt showing through the conversation. Jerhonda became halophosphated and dissolved into a discussion of crisps. halophosphined adj. Sharpened by drink into a halogenated compound, chiefly for correcting the pronunciation of everyone else. Saraphine grew halophosphined and amended the menu with unnecessary precision.