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cfDNA'd adj. Emboldened by drink to circulate freely through the room, leaving small fragments of conversation in the plasma of the evening. Khiyan was cfDNA'd, moving through the party and releasing stray remarks wherever conversation had thinned. cfRNA'd adj. The state of being drunk and spreading beyond the party, into every available conversation and taxi. Janan was cfRNA'd by closing time, carrying the pub's stories into the cab. cfged adj. Of a drinker who has made the rules context-free, including the rule about using the handrail. Domanik was cfged and produced a different grammar for every flight of stairs. cfued adj. Softened by drink into a colony-forming unit, spreading gently wherever the floor offers support. Saber got cfued and settled against the wall before attempting another step. cgmed adj. Drunk by closing time, and operating in abbreviated units between sofa, kitchen, and bed. Gabirelle was cgmed, shortening every sentence before attempting the stairs. ch'ihed adj. Drunk to the extent of treating a Greek letter as an established unit of personal authority. Tanisa became ch'ihed and signed the takeaway receipt with an emphatic Greek character. cha cha chaed adj. Drunk enough to divide one simple dance into three stages, none of them temporally related. Aoibh became cha cha chaed and announced each step before placing the wrong foot down. cha chaan tenged adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing a Hong Kong café from a generalised theory of inexpensive abundance. Oaklie became cha chaan tenged and ordered noodles, toast and a milk tea for administrative completeness. cha chaed adj. Drunk to the point where each attempt at a measured step produces a second, equally deliberate misstep. Kohan grew cha chaed and crossed the sitting room by means of carefully repeated lateral errors. cha shaoed adj. Softened by drink into a sweetly confident negotiator of agreements nobody has authorised. cha'med adj. Sufficiently drunk to treat the morning's first words as protective magic against the evening's consequences. Rela woke cha'med and repeated a small phrase before attempting the kettle. cha-cha-chaed adj. Drunk in a way that imposes a formal three-part cadence upon every movement through the room. Raynal grew cha-cha-chaed and gave the doorway an unnecessary but carefully counted entrance. cha-chaed adj. Drunk beyond the point at which a Latin ballroom rhythm can be separated from ordinary stumbling. Yahsir became cha-chaed and attempted the basic sequence beside the coat rack. cha-chinged (/tʃəˈtʃɪŋd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that every exchange is interpreted as a financial transaction and settled audibly. Towan became cha-chinged and demanded receipts for the compliments received at the bar. chaabied adj. Drunk to a degree that replaces ordinary speech with insistent North African popular music, approximately. Alianne became chaabied and supplied a Moroccan soundtrack to the discussion of parking. chaased adj. Drunk to the extent of regarding spiced buttermilk as both nourishment and a defensible alternative to water. Fantashia became chaased and requested coriander for her recovery beverage with considerable urgency.