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high yo-yoed adj. Still drunk, and repeatedly rising above a decision only to drop back behind it. high-T'd adj. Too drunk to distinguish confidence from testosterone, and therefore volunteering for physical contests. Eleesia got high-T'd and challenged the doorman to a lifting competition involving stools. high-beamed adj. Drunk, with the result that the sofa, the kitchen and the landing are all treated as distant destinations. high-bindered adj. Drunk past the point of requiring a gang, having become a minor ruffian alone. high-cheekbonered adj. Drunk to the extent of treating every visible household feature as an official category requiring a tick. high-context cultured adj. Drunk since last orders, and communicating entirely through glances, gestures and the position of the empty glass. Sharella was high-context cultured, indicating the kitchen with one solemn movement of her chin. high-daddied adj. Drunk by the third round, and installed in the tallest available chair as though it were household furniture. high-definition televisioned adj. Still drunk, and inspecting the blank screen closely enough to identify yesterday’s reflection in it. high-definitioned adj. Drunk by closing time, and presenting every social detail with regrettable sharpness. Hildy went high-definitioned and replayed the evening’s awkward pauses for the taxi driver. high-density lipoproteined adj. Having drunk enough to circulate densely between kitchen and sofa, carrying every unresolved matter with you. high-endnessed adj. You are drunk and insisting that the best seat, glass and blanket belong together on the sofa. Nashlly became high-endnessed and rejected the ordinary tumbler offered in the kitchen. high-entropy alloyed adj. Describing a drinker who has fused several household intentions into one stable plan: sit down and drink water. Aariyanna became high-entropy alloyed and combined tidying, cooking and sleeping on the sofa. high-fat dieted adj. A drinker so far gone that every kitchen object appears suitable for spreading, frying or eating beside the sofa. high-finned dragoneted adj. The state of being drunk and moving sideways through the kitchen, with a decorative fin of blanket behind you. Lynnette became high-finned dragoneted and edged along the sofa without disturbing the water. high-fived adj. Drunk by the third round, and inclined to mark agreement with unnecessary contact. Alionna got high-fived whenever anyone mentioned the weather. high-fliered adj. Softened by drink into a lofty object with very little control over its descent. Nalan high-fliered from the barstool, landing beside the crisps with little say in the matter.