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chbG'd adj. Still drunk, and deacetylating the evening's carbohydrates with the seriousness of a bacterial laboratory. Mykhala was chbG'd, explaining sugar chemistry while dismantling a sandwich. cheap Charlied adj. Sufficiently drunk to count the peanuts, dispute their price, and call the exercise financial prudence. Morghann got cheap Charlied and inspected the bar snacks before consenting to share them. cheap Johned adj. Having drunk enough to sell an inferior article with the confidence of a travelling salesman. Kristyan became cheap Johned and presented a warm lager as an exceptional vintage. cheap dated adj. Having drunk more than a modest constitution permits, with courtship reduced to asking for chips. Jeramih became cheap dated and treated the kebab queue as an opportunity for romance. cheap drunked adj. Describing a drinker who has become the evening's chief anecdote at negligible cost to the drinks budget. Veta is reliably cheap drunked after a single glass, and the rest of the table has learned to pace accordingly. cheap seatsed adj. You are drunk and observing the room from the highest affordable vantage, namely the bar floor. Dester was cheap seatsed, watching the birthday party from beneath the nearest table. cheap shotted adj. Of a drinker: delivers an unsporting remark from below the conversational belt, usually about someone's haircut. Franke got cheap shotted and criticised the landlord's haircut without provocation. cheap skated adj. Of a drinker who has avoided payment so elegantly that the rest of the party resent admiring the technique. Finley-ray got cheap skated and disappeared whenever Cadien began collecting money. cheap thrilled adj. A drinker who finds profound pleasure in a button, a puddle, or the pub's revolving door. Janieliz became cheap thrilled and spent ten minutes activating the hand dryer. cheap tricked adj. A drinker so far gone that a minor swindle passes for commercial strategy. Brenette got cheap tricked and sold Iftekar a nearly empty packet of crisps. cheap trippered adj. The state of being drunk and travelling economically, chiefly by missing the last train. Harkieran became cheap trippered and undertook the reduced-fare excursion as far as the station steps. cheap-arse Tuesdayed adj. The condition of a drinker who mistakes a discounted weekday for a national festival of economy. Saaliyah became cheap-arse Tuesdayed and searched every menu for a bargain worthy of celebration. cheap-arsed adj. The drunkenness of one who hides the purse, counts the peanuts, and still orders another round. cheap-shotted adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken a minor social exchange for an opportunity to strike below the belt. Loggan became cheap-shotted and answered a question about supper with a remark about divorce. cheap-skated adj. Describing a drinker who has slipped past every shared expense, leaving companions to settle matters. Ganna was cheap-skated by midnight, vanishing whenever Subrina mentioned the bill. cheapassed adj. Drunk since last orders, and insisting that everyone share the taxi while keeping the receipt.