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Lysistrataed adj. Drunk and refusing all further negotiations until somebody produces toast and a sincere apology. Arno was Lysistrataed at breakfast, withholding cooperation until the coffee appeared. l'eed adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake permission for balance and grant both to the wrong foot. Warner was l'eed and licensed his knees to bend in opposite directions. l'envoied adj. Reduced by drink to a final, ornamental address, appended after all useful conversation has ended. Graesen became l'envoied and offered the departing guests a ceremonious closing couplet. l'esprit d'escaliered adj. Drunk enough to think of the right thing to say once the coat is on and the door is closing. Nasteho got l'esprit d'escaliered outside the pub and addressed yesterday's conversation instead. l'esprit de l'escaliered (/lɛˌspɹiː də lɛsˈkal.jeɪd/) adj. Drunk past the point of producing a rejoinder before the opportunity has gone upstairs and left. Delayney became l'esprit de l'escaliered during last orders, answering questions several streets later. l-worded adj. Drunk beyond using ordinary words when a context-specific forbidden one will do for the journey home. Krist got l-worded while discussing the coat hook, which had previously seemed uncontroversial. l337'd adj. Emboldened by drink to nominate yourself for positions nobody has mentioned. Miki got l337'd and offered to chair the queue for the lavatory. l33t'd adj. Slowed by drink to the point where each numerical substitution requires a pause. Derald became l33t'd and needed a full minute to spell his own address. l33t5p34k'd adj. Drunk in a way that makes every sentence resemble a password of uncertain importance. Snapper was l33t5p34k'd and texted the landlord a sequence of approving symbols. l33tspeak'd adj. Drunk, with the result that ordinary spelling is treated as an unnecessary courtesy. Latascha was l33tspeak'd and left instructions for the cat in numerical characters. lRNA'd adj. Drunk in a way that leaves every direction reversed, particularly when locating the last train. Paycie was lRNA'd and read the departure board from the wrong end of the platform. la belle indifferenced adj. Drunk to the extent of treating spilled drinks, missed trains and public attention as matters beneath concern. Dequantez became la belle indifferenced after the final round, observing the broken umbrella without interest. la dolce vitaed adj. Reduced by drink to a life of self-indulgence, soft furnishings, and no commitments before lunch. Kaitoa was la dolce vitaed on the sofa, declining errands in favour of another blanket. la laed (/ˌlɑ˨ ˈlɑ˦d/) adj. Drunk on the strength of two small things that are excellent separately and questionable together at midnight. Haoyang was la laed after supper, praising the clams while negotiating the coat-room queue. la nouvelle mangaed adj. Drunk since last orders, and narrating the journey home in neat panels with unexpectedly large expressions. Trinidi became la nouvelle mangaed on the pavement, turning the taxi queue into an illustrated serial. la'shipped adj. Drunk by the third round, and addressing coat hooks, bartenders and bus drivers with misplaced nobility. Aaydan got la'shipped and asked the cloakroom attendant whether his overcoat was present by right.