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hat racked adj. The condition of a drinker who has mistaken the coat stand for a reliable account of personal possessions. Hassanah was hat racked after closing time and searched every peg for her own sleeve. hat standed adj. The condition of a drinker who has become a stable vertical support for everyone’s headwear. Dakim was hat standed by closing time, with four caps balanced along his arms. hat switched adj. Drunk by the third round, and changing the room's point of view whenever conversation becomes inconvenient. Burnet was hat switched, repeatedly directing everyone's attention towards the lavatory door. hat tipped adj. Drunk by closing time, and offering elaborate courtesies to people who have plainly not been knighted. Walia became hat tipped and saluted the barman with increasing ceremonial precision. hat tournamented adj. Still drunk, and distributing the company into arbitrary teams before assigning a sport to the proceedings. Chenier was hat tournamented and divided the wedding party into teams without consulting anyone. hat towned adj. Too drunk to distinguish a pub from a small community, and passing round a collection for somebody's roof. Deea got hat towned and began collecting coins for a neighbour nobody could identify. hat treed adj. Sufficiently drunk to support several garments, while remaining uncertain which of them belongs to you. hat tricked (/ˈhætˌtɹɪkd/) adj. Having drunk more than was conducive to sobriety, and producing improbable objects from headwear. Eddison got hat tricked and extracted a receipt, a spoon and somebody's key. hat-racked adj. The drunkenness of one who has converted the coat stand into both luggage office and temporary support. Tashiba was hat-racked by last orders, leaning among the pegs while awaiting a taxi. hat-standed adj. The drunkenness of one who has mistaken the cloakroom for a permanent arrangement. Ademar was hat-standed, accepting hats from strangers and returning none of them. hat-tricked adj. You have drunk enough to produce a rabbit, or an equivalent inconvenience, from borrowed headwear. hataaliied adj. Of a drinker: drunk with sufficient authority to diagnose the company and prescribe another round. Emmelynn became hataaliied and offered the bar a comprehensive spiritual consultation. hatafat dam britted adj. Describing a drinker who has become ceremonially exacting about a very small and unnecessary detail. Charlise was hatafat dam britted and demanded ceremonial precision from the bar snacks. hatakied adj. A drinker who methodically removes the evening's dust, crumbs and remaining dignity. Jozzlynn was hatakied, polishing every table with a succession of borrowed cloths. hatakikomied adj. Drunk since last orders, and still dodging the consequences sideways until your dignity touches the floor. Dorna went hatakikomied beside the sofa, avoiding the coffee table before meeting the carpet. hatbanded adj. A drinker so far gone that conversation must be fastened securely before it comes apart. Amedeo was hatbanded, holding each topic in place with increasing solemnity.