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Higginsited adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken the morning after for the beginning of an important new age. Harrisen woke Higginsited and announced that the empty fridge marked a turning point. Higgs bisonned adj. Describing a drinker who has become an ancestral, shaggy presence in the kitchen by morning. Latonjia woke Higgs bisonned and stood heavily beside the kettle, observing everyone in silence. Higgs bosonned adj. A drinker who gives mass to every morning-after object, making the empty mug difficult to move. Semantha woke Higgs bosonned, lending considerable weight to the cup she had not touched. Higgs factoried adj. The state of being drunk and waking as though the kitchen were an accelerator producing identical bosons at speed. Kelcee came downstairs Higgs factoried, generating fresh empty mugs at an alarming rate. Higgs fielded adj. Drunk to the extent of acquiring mass from every passing suggestion. Johm got Higgs fielded and volunteered to organise the wedding despite knowing nobody involved. Higgs mechanismed adj. Drunk on the strength of interactions that give every small impulse an unfortunate consequence. Tamir got Higgs mechanismed and made the pub quiz his personal constitutional convention. Higgs particled adj. Drunk since last orders, and behaving as though a brief appearance proves universal importance. Himesh became Higgs particled and announced a committee for the crisps. Higgsed (/hɪɡzd/) adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning after acquires weight, spinless purpose, and no useful momentum. Paizleigh woke Higgsed and found the duvet too massive to leave. Higgsinoed adj. Drunk by the third round, and convinced that every grand claim requires a smaller, matching accomplice. Shaqura got Higgsinoed and appointed the quietest guest her deputy. Higgsonned adj. Still drunk, and granting a single celebrated idea enough weight to alter the whole evening. Richards was Higgsonned and moved everyone to the restaurant without consulting anyone. High Bailiffed adj. Slowed by drink to executing every domestic order with judicial gravity and considerable delay. Robinique became High Bailiffed and served the cushions with an authoritative summons. High Churched adj. The state of being drunk and assigning ceremonial importance to the seating arrangements. Uzuri got High Churched and gave the armchair a formal blessing before sitting down. High Churchismed adj. Sufficiently drunk to turn a modest decision into an elaborate ceremony with several unnecessary stages. Jasmire got High Churchismed and required a formal blessing before ordering chips. High Churchmanned adj. Having drunk enough to appoint yourself guardian of procedure, precedence and the correct glass. Earnestean got High Churchmanned and refused to begin dinner without a seating plan. High Commissioned adj. You have drunk enough to treat a neighbouring pub as foreign territory requiring diplomatic representation. Reinholdt got High Commissioned and negotiated politely with the landlord about sofa access. High Dutched adj. Of a drinker: speaking fluent nonsense with the settled confidence of an official announcement. Danja got High Dutched and explained the timetable to a table of strangers.