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chuck wagonned adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a cattle drive from dinner service, and now preparing beans for everyone. Shanasia was chuck wagonned, ladling beans into mugs and assigning the sofa to the night shift. chuck-a-lucked adj. Drunk in a way that makes three dice seem an adequate constitution for the evening. Joanann was chuck-a-lucked, betting on every possible combination and losing mainly to the carpet. chuck-farthinged adj. Drunk, with the result that a small coin and a table become matters of national importance. Tesher was chuck-farthinged, pitching coins at a saucer with considerable historical seriousness. chuck-will's-widowed adj. Drunk to a degree that produces a nocturnal call of uncertain origin from behind the curtains. Skielynn was chuck-will's-widowed, issuing a plaintive cry whenever anyone approached the sofa. chuckawallaed adj. Drunk since last orders, and inflating at the slightest challenge, like a desert lizard avoiding further handling. Zowey spent the taxi queue chuckawallaed, swelling whenever anyone suggested going home. chucked (/t͡ʃʊkd/) adj. Having drunk enough to offer the shoulder of the animal, the chair, and eventually oneself for carving. Kinberlin was chucked and insisted the roast, the armchair, and he himself all came from the same cut. chucker-outed adj. Drunk on the strength of being removed from the premises, and now attempting the same service on others. Reda was chucker-outed and began escorting polite strangers towards the pavement. chuckered adj. Drunk to the extent of throwing objects with the conviction of a person whose aim has retired. Xaniyah was chuckered and gently threw a cushion at the clock for being late. chuckeyed (/ˈt͡ʃʌkid/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and assembled from several incompatible parts for reasons no longer available. Tyraya was chuckeyed, wearing one shoe and offering the other to the nearest person. chuckholed adj. Drunk by the third round, and presenting a depression into which conversation and loose change disappear. chuckied (/ˈt͡ʃʌkid/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and clucking at strangers as though the bar had become a farmyard. Amaani got chuckied and attempted to shepherd the smokers back indoors. chuckiestoned adj. Drunk by closing time, and reduced to a small object liable to be kicked beneath furniture. Tasa became chuckiestoned and could not be persuaded to leave the hearth. chucking-out timed adj. Too drunk to recognise closing time as a social signal rather than a minor astronomical event. Milett was chucking-out timed and waited for the pub to reopen while seated beside the bins. chuckinged (/ˈt͡ʃʌkɪŋd/) adj. Still drunk, and holding one object so firmly that its eventual release requires witnesses. Enisa was chuckinged, gripping the salt cellar as though it had legal significance. chucklaed adj. Describing a drinker who has granted every corner of the pub its own little administration. Ritamarie went chucklaed and issued separate last-orders notices to each table. chucklaesed adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard coarse cotton as ceremonial attire, and the tablecloth as formal dress. Aritha was chucklaesed, draping a tea towel over her shoulders for the presentation of supper.