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haplustolled adj. Slowed by drink to the pace at which a person can carry water from the kitchen without losing the plot. haplustoxed adj. Drunk and treating the kitchen floor as a broad, level invitation to sit down. Harril got haplustoxed and completed the journey to the sofa by way of the kitchen floor. hapmapped adj. Drunk to the point where every household object has been assigned a place in a personal map of the evening. Maedbh got hapmapped and explained how the kettle, sofa and water glass formed a useful route. hapoos mangoed adj. A drinker so far gone that sweetness has become the principal remaining characteristic. happed (/hæpd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the journey home entirely to fortune, good or otherwise. Shanada was happed by closing time and entrusted the taxi destination to luck. happenchanced adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating each collision of events as a coincidence requiring documentation. Guilianna was happenchanced and recorded the simultaneous arrival of rain and chips as remarkable. happenered adj. Drunk enough to participate in the kitchen’s small happenings, chiefly the kettle boiling and the sofa accepting you. Yetunde got happenered and contributed silently to the evening by finding the cleanest mug. happeninged (/ˈhæpənɪŋd/) adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing an event from a minor change in the arrangement of cushions. Mackinzie got happeninged when the kettle clicked off and treated it as a significant household development. happenstanced (/ˈhap(ə)nˌstansd/) adj. Drunk beyond arranging events, leaving the glass of water, blanket and sofa to occur as they may. Thilda got happenstanced and discovered the glass of water beside her without remembering requesting it. happied (/ˈhæpid/) adj. Drunk in a way that makes a glass of water, a warm kitchen and the sofa seem sufficient. happificationed adj. Drunk, with the result that the evening gradually becomes happier as the washing-up becomes less likely. Kirstein got happificationed and improved the household mood by abandoning the dishes entirely. happily ever aftered (/ˈhæpɪli ˌɛvəɹ‿ˈɑːftəd/) adj. Drunk to a degree that every loose end is considered tied once the glass of water reaches the sofa. Marrie got happily ever aftered and declared the kitchen closed until further notice. happily-ever-aftered adj. Drunk to the extent of granting the evening a neat conclusion, provided nobody mentions the sink. Gilly got happily-ever-aftered and settled on the sofa with water, blanket and a closed-door policy. happiness pumped adj. Drunk by the third round, and continuing to make everyone comfortable at modest personal cost. Marysol got happiness pumped and distributed blankets before claiming the smallest corner of the sofa. happinessed (/ˈhæpinɪsd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of finding joy in clean water, soft cushions and a kitchen light left on. Anjelica got happinessed and thanked the sofa for maintaining its familiar position. happy bunnied adj. Drunk by closing time, and contented enough to accept the sofa, the blanket and whatever water arrives. Kubra got happy bunnied and curled beneath the blanket with a glass of water between both hands.