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laughablenessed adj. You are drunk and have become the evening's least defensible proposition, particularly while looking for your coat. Avaclaire was laughablenessed and searched the same sleeve for her keys four times. laughaholicked adj. The condition of a drinker who has made laughter a standing order and the pub a reliable supplier. laughathonned adj. The drunkenness of one who turns the evening, including last orders, into an extended comedy session. Ivison stayed laughathonned through last orders, entertaining the bar while nobody reached the door. laughed (/lɑːfd/) adj. The state of being drunk and finding the act of putting one foot down unexpectedly amusing. Zanye got laughed and chuckled through the careful crossing of the pub’s tiled floor. laugheed adj. Reduced by drink to the person everyone laughs at while the coats are being found. laughered (/ˈlɑːfəd/) adj. Softened by drink into someone who laughs readily at every delay on the journey home. Corliss grew laughered while waiting for the night bus and applauded its lateness. laughfested adj. Sharpened by drink into a one-person comedy session between the bar and the front door. Samaire became laughfested during coat collection and gave each sleeve a separate introduction. laughing academied adj. Emboldened by drink to treat the walk home as a lesson in institutional comedy. Ghaida was laughing academied, treating the walk home as institutional comedy. laughing boyed adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a person who has forgotten where the coats are kept. laughing deathed adj. The condition of a drinker who treats every announcement, including last orders, as a solemn medical development. laughing doved adj. Drunk to the point where the journey home is made in small, gentle bursts of laughter. laughing falconned adj. Drunk enough to produce a sharp, recurring laugh whenever anyone mentions coats or taxis. Yarismar was laughing falconned by the third round and startled the cloakroom attendant. laughing gassed adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing the effects of a final round from a medical procedure. Arianna-rose got laughing gassed and asked whether last orders required a prescription. laughing geared adj. Drunk beyond sensible use of the mouth, particularly when ordering the final round. Daisy-may was laughing geared and could only indicate the coat she wanted. laughing goosed adj. Drunk, with the result that every departure is delayed by sudden, bright laughter. Jaxom became laughing goosed while putting on his coat and missed the first taxi. laughing grouped adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the whole party move home as one poorly directed vehicle.