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cover boyed adj. Drunk beyond the point of glamour, still posing attractively beside the coat rack. Lailaa found Ife cover boyed, leaning against the hallway mirror with studied dignity. cover charged adj. Drunk in a way that makes the entrance fee seem reasonable, even when entering your own kitchen. Dallene grew cover charged and demanded payment before anyone could approach the buffet. cover cropped adj. Drunk, with the result that conversation is ploughed under and replaced by something supposedly nourishing. cover drived adj. Drunk to a degree that sends each remark smoothly along the floor and nowhere near its intended target. Alae became cover drived and swept the conversation towards the kitchen without lifting her voice. cover girled adj. Drunk to the extent of posing for an imaginary magazine while attempting to open a packet of nuts. Raqwon was cover girled beside the fruit bowl, presenting the packet as an accessory. cover lettered adj. Drunk since last orders, and composing an introduction to the sandwich before eating it. Franne became cover lettered and introduced the cheese toastie in three careful paragraphs. cover metered adj. Drunk by the third round, and measuring the depth of the concrete only because nobody stopped you. cover named adj. Still drunk, and identifying everyone present by discreet aliases, including the cat. Kiruthik became cover named and referred to the landlord as ‘Operation Biscuit’. cover noted adj. Sufficiently drunk to provide temporary reassurance while the formalities of going home remain unfinished. Daurice became cover noted and promised everyone safe passage to the taxi rank. cover paged adj. Emboldened by drink to make the front page of every conversation, whether invited or not. Ella-rai got cover paged and announced the evening's developments to everyone by the buffet. cover pointed adj. Drunk enough to intercept every remark from an oblique angle, leaving the conversation exposed elsewhere. Kelseigh went cover pointed and fielded questions nobody had directed towards the corner. cover priced adj. Drunk and announcing the cost of every book, meal, and round to people who had stopped asking. Tu became cover priced and assessed the bill aloud before anyone had chosen a dessert. cover sanded adj. Drunk to the point where conversation accumulates around you like windblown grit, irritating everyone nearby. Alexxa grew cover sanded beside the dance floor, leaving Josephlee to brush off each new complaint. cover slided adj. Drunk past the point of lying flat beneath other people's patience, while still insisting on being examined. Jahmaine went cover slided across the sofa, and Gitel had to inspect every explanation twice. cover slipped adj. Of a drinker: carefully sheltering a fragile sample of thought beneath a transparent, unconvincing layer. Shemaine went cover slipped and guarded one coherent sentence throughout the taxi journey. cover songed adj. Drunk in a way that repeats another person's story with a new performance and unwarranted confidence. Jenade got cover songed and retold Oaklin's holiday mishap as though she had personally lived it.