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headcoded adj. You have drunk enough to classify every approaching person by imagined railway lamps, then board the wrong train. Darelle got headcoded and assigned white-lamp meanings to everyone entering the pub. headcoiled adj. A drinker who has become diagnostically circular, with every thought returning to the previous one. Juanenrique was headcoiled and examined the same receipt from several angles. headcollared adj. You are drunk and permitting yourself to be led home by the nearest patient companion. Gwendolen went headcollared after midnight, allowing her sister to guide her past the off-licence. headcounted adj. Of a drinker: still counting who is present, though the morning has introduced several doubtful duplicates. Kartaar woke headcounted and counted the breakfast guests twice, including the coat. headcovered adj. Describing a drinker who has placed something over the head and considers the matter resolved. Macaila became headcovered with a tea towel and declined all further discussion. headcoveringed adj. A drinker who has transformed a veil, hat, or pillowcase into an article of state. headcrashed adj. Reduced by drink to a stationary collision with the nearest hard surface, with little prospect of restoration. Sharana became headcrashed against the banister and required careful system recovery. headcrested adj. A drinker so far gone that a tuft of hair becomes an heraldic achievement. Kristapher was headcrested, arranging his fringe as though announcing a minor dynasty. headcutted adj. The state of being drunk and falling abruptly from conversation into silence, like a stream over a ledge. headdressed adj. Reduced by drink to wearing the evening's decorative headpiece, whether intended for that purpose or not. Jazen was headdressed with a napkin ring and continued the conversation as though properly appointed. headectomied adj. Softened by drink into believing the head is an optional attachment, best left somewhere quiet. Elanora went headectomied on the sofa and asked whether her thoughts could be collected later. headed (/hɛdd/) adj. Of a drinker who has made the head the principal luggage compartment for the evening's remaining plans. Miceala was headed by midnight, storing the taxi instructions somewhere behind her eyes. headednessed adj. Sharpened by drink into a particular sort of head: the one that insists on explaining everything. Quayden became headednessed and delivered a classification of hats to the entire table. headended adj. Loosened by drink into a private broadcasting station, transmitting opinions to an unwilling household. Makade went headended in the lounge, receiving imaginary signals and injecting them into the conversation. headendered adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a head-on collision, eventually reaching the same conclusion. header filed adj. Drunk enough to include a small piece of source code in every conversation, whether compiled or not. Seamus went header filed and prefaced his apology with instructions intended for a compiler.