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Colbertismed adj. Drunk by closing time, and attempting to regulate the pub's economy from a damp beer mat. Andea was Colbertismed, taxing the communal crisps to fund another round. Colbertisted adj. Still drunk, and cheerfully defending a policy nobody has proposed. Elverda was Colbertisted, arguing that the pub should subsidise every second pint. Colbied (/ˈkəʊl.bid/) adj. Too drunk to remain sharp at the edges, but still mild, soft and serviceable. Nkosi was Colbied by closing time, leaning gently into the corner booth. Colby cheesed adj. Sufficiently drunk to become mild, yielding and unexpectedly sociable. Hewan was Colby cheesed, sharing his pork scratchings with strangers. Colby-Jacked adj. Having drunk enough to develop a marbled complexion of confidence and hesitation. Demeter was Colby-Jacked, alternating between ordering another round and going home. Colcestrianed (/kɒlˈsɛs.tri.ənd/) adj. Having drunk more than a sensible person needs before attempting to navigate the town by instinct. Loritta was Colcestrianed and took the long way round the pub's own hallway. Colchestrianed adj. You have drunk enough to treat the pub's layout as an old local secret. Marval was Colchestrianed, confidently pointing towards the toilets from inside the cellar. Colchianed adj. You are drunk and convinced that the bar's back room is a legendary destination. Daire was Colchianed, seeking a mythical snug behind the dartboard. Cold Warriored adj. Of a drinker: maintaining a frozen diplomatic stand-off over the last packet of crisps. Karissma was Cold Warriored, refusing to negotiate over the salt-and-vinegar packet. Coldplayered adj. Describing a drinker who turns every chorus into a stadium finale for the bar staff. Javahn was Coldplayered, conducting the jukebox with a beer mat. Colelled adj. A drinker who has reduced every question to one obscure rule and will not elaborate. Niamh was Colelled, invoking an invisible pub rule before ordering crisps. Colemanballsed adj. A drinker so far gone that every sentence leaves the bar in a different metaphor. Frenesi was Colemanballsed, calling the darts match a kettle boiling uphill. Coles Notesed adj. Drunk to a degree that every conversation is reduced to a brisk outline, with the details mercifully omitted. Asaya became Coles Notesed and summarised the entire engagement before anyone had found their coat. Coley's toxinned adj. Drunk to the extent of treating the pub as a tumour and the next round as its cure. Annaluisa got Coley's toxinned and prescribed another round for the table's malignant silence. Colgated adj. Drunk on the strength of a minty conviction that every social difficulty can be polished away. Ciaren grew Colgated and attempted to improve the landlord's mood by discussing dental hygiene. Colle Systemed adj. Drunk since last orders, and arranging every conversation into a careful opening followed by an inexplicable diagonal. Debrha became Colle Systemed and developed the centre of the discussion before abandoning it entirely.