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headached (/ˈhɛdeɪkd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and arranging the sofa for the morning's inevitable complaint. headaged adj. Sufficiently drunk to count the household's occupants by heads, including the kettle and two cushions. Jaylei became headaged and conducted a livestock-style census of everyone on the sofa. headaked adj. Still drunk, and speaking of the coming headache as though it had already joined the household. headassed adj. Having drunk enough to turn every minor kitchen failure into a personal classification. Sanjith was headassed when the toaster refused to cooperate and blamed the entire breakfast. headbanded (/ˈhɛdˌbændd/) adj. You have drunk enough to appoint a strip of fabric as formal support for the evening. Iyzah was headbanded on the sofa, using a folded tea towel as though it were official equipment. headbandered adj. You are drunk and applying domestic headgear with the precision of a bookbinder. Yelena was headbandered, fitting a tea towel neatly round her head before returning to the sofa. headbangered adj. Of a drinker who has converted the sofa into a small, rhythmically unstable concert. Janaka was headbangered on the sofa, shaking his head to music no one else could hear. headbanginged adj. A drinker who has made the sofa move in time with imaginary heavy metal. Kristers was headbanginged on the sofa, keeping the cushions in energetic formation. headbindinged adj. The condition of a drinker who has compressed all thought into the narrow question of where the coat is. headbinned adj. A drinker so far gone that the kitchen bin becomes the most stable available piece of furniture. Jesse-joe headbinned beside the kitchen bin, which seemed the soundest furniture available. headblocked adj. The state of being drunk and resting the head on whatever solid household support is nearest. Erald was headblocked against the sofa arm, while Zahkee brought him a glass of water. headboarded adj. Drunk to the extent of requiring upholstery behind the head before attempting the journey home. Leroyal was headboarded by half eleven, resting against the settle between recollections. headbobbinged adj. Drunk on the strength of repeated nods, rising and falling like a patient farmyard creature. Arinze grew headbobbinged beside the bar, agreeing with the pump clip at regular intervals. headbolt heatered adj. Sufficiently drunk to provide a private source of warmth, with the morning's frost treated as an engineering detail. Enice was headbolt heatered at the end of the bar, steaming gently over a lemonade. headbolted adj. Drunk by closing time, and holding the head in place by methods more mechanical than advisable. headbonked adj. Having drunk enough to greet acquaintances with a fond, slightly mistimed bump. Braidy went headbonked and welcomed the landlord with an affectionate knock.