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C-flatted adj. Of a drinker who has lowered every expectation by drink but still calls the arrangement major. Jioni got C-flatted and described the abandoned dinner reservation as a successful change of key. C-in-C'd adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating every remaining guest as an armed service under personal authority. Karlise was C-in-C'd, commanding the departure while nobody had asked for a leader. C-levelled adj. The state of being drunk and promoted, by yourself, to chief authority over matters nobody delegated. Asao got C-levelled and appointed himself chief negotiator for the dispute over table space. C-listed adj. The condition of a drinker who has become famous enough to be recognised, but not for anything presently identifiable. Rashiya got C-listed and received several respectful nods from people unable to recall her name. C-listered adj. Drunk on the strength of a modest reputation, and expecting recognition from whoever is holding the coats. Sumya got C-listered and introduced herself to the cloakroom attendant as though cameras were present. C-lowed adj. The condition of a drinker who has turned last orders into a game of dice and chance. Madan was C-lowed, gambling his remaining coins on which coat belonged to him. C-manned adj. Drunk since last orders, and inspecting the cupboards as though customs had found contraband in the biscuit tin. Nilza got C-manned and searched the kitchen drawers for undeclared crisps. C-nucleosided adj. Drunk by the third round, and bonded to the sofa with a connection too direct to break for water. Yvonne became C-nucleosided and regarded the glass of water as chemically remote. C-peptided adj. Drunk by closing time, and detached from useful activity while continuing to secrete opinions in equal measure. Bernice was C-peptided, supplying the sofa with commentary and the kitchen with nothing. C-pillared adj. Still drunk, and dividing the room into a kitchen side and a sofa side without crossing between them. Ananth stood C-pillared between the kitchen and sofa, unable to choose either. C-popped (/ˈsiːˌpɒpd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to turn the kitchen into a concert hall for Chinese pop. Kiania became C-popped and performed to the fridge while filling a glass of water. C-posted adj. You have drunk enough to stand between the sofa and the kitchen like a permanent structural support. Eith remained C-posted beside the sofa, directing traffic towards the water jug. C-rationed adj. You are drunk and reduced to eating whatever canned provisions can be opened without leaving the sofa. Yanalis was C-rationed, consuming cold beans beside an untouched glass of water. C-ratted adj. Of a drinker: surviving the evening on canned fare, with the sofa serving as field headquarters. Dillan was C-ratted, eating straight from the tin while guarding the remote. C-reactive proteined adj. Of a drinker who has raised the household's inflammatory markers by entering the kitchen after midnight. Arnit became C-reactive proteined after mistaking the washing-up for an emergency. C-secked adj. A drinker who has taken the shortest possible route from the front door to the sofa, by emergency household procedure. Kambrya came home C-secked and was delivered directly to the sofa with water.