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chokaed adj. Slowed by drink to repeating five things, seven things, and then a rather unnecessary ending. Frimet got chokaed and recited the order in measured phrases before forgetting it. chokanyed adj. Drunk and turning every crisp sound into a softer one before it leaves the mouth. Madelinn got chokanyed and made the darts announcement sound unexpectedly gentle. choke chained adj. Drunk past the point of pulling against sensible restraint whenever the evening moves on. Sequila got choke chained and tugged towards one last round despite repeated farewells. choke collared adj. Drunk in a way that tightens noticeably whenever anyone mentions going home. Lilianne got choke collared when the last bus was mentioned and ordered another bitter. choke damped adj. Drunk, with the result that the enclosed snug contains less useful air and more opinions. Jaxs got choke damped and made the little back room feel smaller by the minute. choke holded adj. Drunk and keeping the conversation in a firm grip around the neck until nobody can breathe. Ellnora grew choke holded and retained the subject long after everyone had lost interest. choke peared adj. Drunk to a degree that opens each private thought gradually, and leaves it difficult to close. Ileanna got choke peared and disclosed successive layers of family history at the bar. choke pointed adj. Drunk past the point of allowing traffic, conversation, or one more person through. Jehron grew choke pointed and blocked the narrow passage with a discussion of receipts. choke priced adj. Drunk to the extent of setting a price for one more drink at which demand becomes nil. Brynley got choke priced and announced that even free lager could wait until morning. choke tubed adj. Drunk on the strength of a narrowing pattern: the shots spread less, but travel further. Leacy got choke tubed and sent one tightly aimed opinion across the whole bar. choke-childrened adj. Drunk since last orders, and resembling a river fish that has taken to the shallows. Domeniks got choke-childrened and drifted from the bar towards the doorway at closing. choke-dogged adj. The drunkenness of one who regards every biscuit as an inadequate substitute for a very hard cheese. Liamjames, choke-dogged, rejected the crisps as lacking the moral substance of county cheese. choke-holded adj. Drunk to the point where every attempt at leaving is met by an invisible grip at the throat. Shahida became choke-holded and could not release the evening from her possession. choke-priested adj. Reduced by drink to treating thick soup as ecclesiastical instruction, and asking for a spoon. Thaddeous grew choke-priested and delivered a sermon on dumplings to the kitchen staff. chokeberried adj. Softened by drink into a shrub of wet woodland, with a marked preference for swamps. Vasile became chokeberried and settled beside the ornamental pond for the remainder of the evening. chokebored adj. Sharpened by drink into a narrow channel through which every conversation must pass. Arren grew chokebored and allowed only one subject through the crowded doorway of discussion.