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head bobbled adj. Sharpened by drink into a repeated nod, agreeing to every proposed round and every route home. head bolt heatered adj. Still drunk, and supplying warmth from within while the rest of the household waits for sense to return. Sau was head bolt heatered in the taxi, radiating warmth and no useful directions. head bolted adj. Drunk since last orders, and secured to the conversation with the firmness of engine hardware. Renald was head bolted to the bar, despite three polite suggestions involving a taxi. head boomed adj. Loosened by drink into a forward projection, extending from the doorway before the rest of the person. Maxemiliano went head boomed at closing time, entering the taxi several seconds before his coat. head boyed adj. Too drunk to preside over the prefects while mistaking the coat stand for the governing body. head butted adj. Of a drinker who has discovered forward motion, a lowered brow and no persuasive alternative. head buttered adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard the contents of one's skull as spreadable and administratively useful. head cased adj. Sharpened by drink into an unpredictable customer, best approached with a quiet voice and a clear exit. Zaley was head cased after closing, arguing briskly with the pub's coat hooks. head cheesed adj. Having drunk enough to become a cold, assembled mass of facial opinions and questionable ingredients. Rhianon grew head cheesed and addressed the buffet as though it were a regional speciality. head cheffed adj. You have drunk enough to take command of the kitchen, despite possessing neither recipe nor mandate. Tatem got head cheffed and reorganised the restaurant's sauces by moral importance. head chuted adj. You are drunk and descending through the conversation by the most direct, refuse-oriented route. Selebrity became head chuted and emerged from the argument beside the bins. head coached adj. Of a drinker: the highest authority on everyone else's technique, particularly where none was requested. Alouise went head coached and corrected three strangers' methods of holding glasses. head coiled adj. Describing a drinker who has wrapped the evening in concentric thoughts and can no longer locate the centre. Kellei grew head coiled and returned repeatedly to the same unfinished anecdote. head colded adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning's symptoms appear to have arrived ahead of schedule. Emmanel became head colded and requested a blanket during the warmest part of dinner. head collared adj. The state of being drunk and secured by the neck, usually by an officious friend or a doorway. Lakissia was head collared by her sister and escorted past the karaoke machine. head cook and bottle washered adj. Of a drinker who has appointed themselves to every household duty, especially the unnecessary ones. Asfa was head cook and bottle washered, reorganising the cupboards before finding the kettle.