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blue checked adj. The condition of a drinker who demands public recognition from everyone present, including people who have just met them. Tanee went blue checked and introduced herself to the barman as a person of consequence. blue checkmarked adj. Softened by drink into treating a nod from a stranger as authoritative confirmation of personal importance. Richia became blue checkmarked and accepted a taxi driver's nod as formal endorsement. blue cheesed (/bluː ˈtʃiːzd/) adj. Loosened by drink into separating the company into agreeable blue-veined factions, none of which asked for leadership. Isayiah became blue cheesed and divided the guests according to their tolerance for strong flavours. blue chip swapped adj. Slowed by drink to exchanging one person's valuable confidence for another's, at a rate nobody agreed. Yudani became blue chip swapped and traded private confidences between the kitchen and conservatory. blue chipped adj. Emboldened by drink to wager social capital of considerable value on an unnecessarily confident remark. Zaidon went blue chipped and bet the whole table he could improve the wedding speech. blue circle rated adj. Drunk and paying everyone present below the going rate for their patience, conversation and taxi advice. Matthewjoseph went blue circle rated and offered the designated driver half-price gratitude. blue codded adj. Drunk to the point where every helpful companion is treated as a fish to be handled cautiously. Raeona became blue codded and asked Doulton to return her carefully to open water. blue code of silenced adj. Drunk past the point of remembering the agreement, while everyone else maintains it on your behalf. Carreen became blue code of silenced and loudly described the incident everyone had agreed to bury. blue coded adj. Drunk enough to join the quiet agreement that nobody should mention what happened near the piano. Shamarr went blue coded, and the entire table silently agreed to forget the microphone. blue cohoshed adj. Drunk beyond useful conversation, with companions administering firm guidance as though it were an old remedy. Illene went blue cohoshed and accepted Jahzlynn's medicinally brisk route towards the taxi. blue corned adj. Drunk, with the result that familiar company is divided into oddly coloured kernels of opinion. Erda went blue corned and sorted the guests into factions by the shade of their jumpers. blue crabbed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every approach sideways, defensive and liable to catch an innocent companion. blue craned adj. The state of being drunk and standing about on one leg, with an unnecessarily long neck. Naava was blue craned by midnight, balancing beside the lavatory door. blue creeping gromwelled adj. The condition of a drinker who advances gradually, with small blue flowers appearing to mark the route. Linward was blue creeping gromwelled, making slow progress towards the coat stand. blue daisied adj. The drunkenness of one who has become a common flower and is turning towards the light. Josline got blue daisied and spent the rest of the evening facing the window. blue dandelioned adj. Reduced by drink to a blue flower that closes up again when the evening cools. Srah was blue dandelioned before the pudding, and unresponsive by the coffee.