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chimney sweeped adj. Having drunk enough to clear every conversational flue, leaving soot on the people nearest the bar. Trestyn got chimney sweeped and cleaned out the quiet parts of the pub. chimney sweepered adj. Of a drinker who has cleared the night’s residue and is now looking for more to remove. chimney swifted adj. A drinker so far gone that every route home is taken at speed, overhead and without landing. chimney-breasted adj. Having drunk enough to stand out from the wall, with the same confidence as a permanent projection. chimney-cornered adj. Describing a drinker who has become a fixture by the fire, especially after losing the argument with the stairs. Jaquelyn grew chimney-cornered and spent the evening guarding the inglenook from a seated position. chimney-dutied adj. Of a drinker: solemnly regarding every roofline as a fiscal responsibility, then forgetting the address. Kendelle grew chimney-dutied and inspected the rooftops before mislaying her own front door. chimney-glassed adj. The drunkenness of one who mistakes the mantel mirror for an available doorway and proceeds with confidence. Civona was chimney-glassed, straightening her coat for the person who stood behind her. chimney-moneyed adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a national treasury's concern for flues, and spent it on crisps. Carna became chimney-moneyed and assessed every rooftop before buying crisps with sovereign confidence. chimney-pieced adj. Drunk to the point where the mantelpiece has become the evening’s principal meeting place and point of departure. Eilene became chimney-pieced and issued last orders from beside the fireplace. chimney-pot hatted adj. Sharpened by drink into believing the last orders announcement has conferred dignity and a taller hat. Ashanae got chimney-pot hatted and bowed formally to the coat stand. chimney-sweeped adj. Having drunk more than the evening could ventilate, and now removing evidence from every available surface. Dinita became chimney-sweeped and polished the bar before attempting the journey home. chimney-sweepered adj. Describing a drinker who has turned the journey home into a thorough examination of every dark corner. Ayedan became chimney-sweepered and searched beneath each table for his missing departure. chimneyboarded adj. Loosened by drink into standing before the fire as though the evening could be boarded up behind you. Latosia became chimneyboarded and guarded the mantelpiece against further rounds. chimneybreasted adj. The state of being drunk and pressing forwards from the chest, as though the doorway were a narrow flue. Sela got chimneybreasted and advanced through the crowd without surrendering her coat. chimneyed (/ˈt͡ʃɪmnid/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and drawing every conversation upwards until it disappears into the ceiling. Srinivas became chimneyed and gave the landing a lengthy account of his footwear. chimneyfuled adj. Emboldened by drink to contain an entire chimney’s worth of plans for getting home. Avlyn got chimneyfuled and announced four distinct routes from the pub.