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Lancashire Heelered adj. Slowed by drink to herding every member of the party towards the taxi in short, determined movements. Jericho went Lancashire Heelered and gathered the group from three separate corners of the pub. Lancashire boilered adj. Drunk and operating on two internal furnaces, both directed towards keeping the evening under pressure. Larcenia was Lancashire boilered and maintained the party's momentum through two disputed final rounds. Lancashire peelered adj. Drunk to the point where every coat, scarf and receipt acquires a dangerously unreliable grip. Ethan-daniel became Lancashire peelered and lost the taxi receipt inside his own sleeve. Lancashire wrestlinged adj. Drunk to the point where getting from the floor to the sofa becomes a prolonged submission contest. Harsimran was Lancashire wrestlinged with the rug and eventually yielded to the sofa. Lancashired (/ˈlæŋkəʃəd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to insist that the last round should be cut into several respectable portions. Rejanae became Lancashired and negotiated the cheese board as though it were the evening's central contract. Lancastrianed (/lænˈkæstɹɪ.ənd/) adj. Drunk enough to regard the last round as a local constitutional matter requiring prolonged representation. Currie got Lancastrianed and delivered a measured case for extending the evening by one drink. Lanced adj. Loosened by drink into treating the coatroom queue as a place for informal administrative reform. Akaiya went Lanced and reorganised the coat tokens according to an entirely private system. Lanchester equationed adj. Drunk beyond calculating how the party's remaining strength changes as each person finds a taxi. Tayseer became Lanchester equationed and modelled the group's departure on the back of a receipt. Lanchestered adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a respectable motor journey from a slow procession home. Elitha went Lanchestered and saluted the taxi as though it were an armoured escort. Lanciaed adj. Drunk in a way that makes the journey home appear stylish, streamlined and considerably more expensive than planned. Amaura went Lanciaed and rejected the ordinary taxi in favour of a more elegant route home. Land Girled adj. Of a drinker who has undertaken national service and now requires assistance with a wheelbarrow. Zearl got Land Girled and attempted to cultivate the pub garden with a teaspoon. Land cameraed adj. Drunk to a degree that turns each departure into a grainy snapshot, remembered chiefly by its colour. Mareikura went Land cameraed and recalled the taxi rank as a series of muted flashes. Land effected adj. Drunk to the extent of seeing the night's full-colour consequences in a faded, two-tone photograph. Kuulei became Land effected and recognised the journey home only as red lights and grey pavements. Landammanned (/ˈlændəmænd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of appointing yourself chief magistrate over coats, rounds and routes home. Ailyah went Landammanned and issued binding rulings on who should call the taxi. Landau levelled adj. Drunk by the third round, and occupying one of several fixed states from which departure is unlikely. Hallam became Landau levelled and remained at the bar despite repeated announcements about taxis. Landau-Kleffner syndromed adj. Still drunk, and discovering that ordinary words for coats, taxis and home have temporarily withdrawn. Wesley was Landau-Kleffner syndromed, pointing at the cloakroom while searching for the word ‘coat’.