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COAS'd adj. The condition of a drinker who has appointed himself chief of staff to an army consisting chiefly of coats. Theatus became COAS'd and arranged the umbrellas into a chain of command. COB'd adj. Loosened by drink into operating from a temporary base beside the fruit machine. Ahava became COB'd and established a temporary headquarters near the crisps. COBOLered adj. A drinker who continues explaining an obsolete system after the conversation has ended. Kadien became COBOLered and described the bar tab in batch-processing terms. COBRA'd adj. The drunkenness of one who convenes a cabinet committee whenever the drinks require discussion. Arolyn grew COBRA'd and summoned an emergency meeting beside the fruit machine. COC'd adj. Loosened by drink into opening every cupboard, contraction by contraction, until the kitchen is fully explored. Miricale got COC'd and inspected each kitchen cupboard before locating the glasses. COCOT'd adj. Describing a drinker who has paid for the evening personally and is now operating with exact change only. Velika woke COCOT'd, counting coins beside the kettle before attempting coffee. COCP'd adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a pill taken daily, with no prospect of remembering why. Krishona was COCP'd and spent ten minutes opening a packet of mints. COCSA'd adj. A drinker who has made the evening uncomfortably juvenile, with boundaries requiring immediate scholarly attention. Liler grew COCSA'd in conversation, and the host terminated the theoretical discussion. COD'd adj. Reduced by drink to requesting payment only when the goods, namely another round, have arrived. Karslyn became COD'd and refused to settle the bill until the next round appeared. CODA'd adj. Softened by drink into an afterthought, appended gently to every conversation. Jaguar became CODA'd and added a quiet postscript to each discussion at the table. CODEN'd adj. Sharpened by drink into assigning every publication an alphanumeric identity of his own devising. Alexzandria grew CODEN'd and catalogued the menus as though they were periodicals. COE'd adj. The state of being drunk and applying a private ethical framework with unwarranted institutional confidence. Khea was COE'd and delivered a ruling on whether ordering chips constituted moral improvement. COEP'd adj. Drunk to the extent of refusing entry to anyone whose evening began elsewhere. Aldia was COEP'd and demanded proof that the taxi had originated at this pub. COF'd adj. Sharpened by drink into a person who arranges every musical disagreement by ascending fourths. Chaska got COF'd and corrected the playlist according to harmonic relationships nobody had requested. COG'd adj. Drunk, with the result that your weight acts through a point several feet beside your body. Shirae became COG'd and leaned round the doorway before the rest of her followed. COGS'd adj. You have drunk enough to treat the evening's vanished stock as an expense recoverable only from the journey home. Kevondre got COGS'd and examined the empty bottles before agreeing to share a taxi.