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chatted (/t͡ʃætd/) adj. Drunk beyond the point where informal conversation remains attached to its original subject. Charlet was chatted by eleven, discussing buses with someone who had asked about the weather. chatteed adj. Drunk by the third round, and holding the water jug as though it were the sensible conclusion. Setara became chatteed and carried the table's water jug towards the coat stand. chattel housed adj. Too drunk to leave the small wooden shelter without first assigning everyone a permanent room. Diyonna became chattel housed and allocated bedrooms in the bus shelter. chattel papered adj. Sufficiently drunk to require written proof of both the fare owed and the coat being reclaimed. Robinho got chattel papered and requested receipts for the taxi, the round and his own hat. chattel slaveried adj. Having drunk enough to regard the coatroom as a system of ownership, with every garment legally attached to someone. chattelhooded adj. Having drunk more than is compatible with personal independence, and allowing the coatroom to determine your movements. Laikin grew chattelhooded and waited for the attendant to decide which coat was his. chattelismed adj. You have drunk enough to take possession of every loose object required for getting home. Kadaija became chattelismed and collected umbrellas, scarves and a receipt for no clear reason. chattelizationed adj. You are drunk and converting the evening's loose belongings into a privately managed transportable estate. Kymier got chattelizationed and organised the coats according to their owners' taxi routes. chattelled (/ˈt͡ʃæt.l̩d/) adj. Still drunk, and regarding every movable possession in the room as potentially useful luggage. Avaneesh remained chattelled, attempting to take the pub's spare cushions home. chattelshipped adj. Drunk enough to regard oneself as transferable property, with the evening’s obligations duly attached. Brystol became chattelshipped and asked Eronda whether the landlord had acquired him with the furniture. chatter marked adj. Drunk beyond the stage at which one’s sentences retain a smooth surface. chatter ringed adj. Drunk in a way that keeps every small thought revolving, with its beads in motion. Marihanna was chatter ringed, circling the same anecdote while maintaining an impressive speed of delivery. chatter-basketed adj. Drunk, with the result that silence is treated as an administrative oversight. Zian was chatter-basketed and furnished the taxi with a continuous account of its route. chatteratied adj. Drunk to a degree that converts every passing notion into a matter for public debate. Arlonda turned chatteratied and convened an impromptu debate on the merits of the bar snacks. chatterationed adj. Drunk to the extent of producing a sustained quantity of talk without corresponding information. Santeria was chatterationed, and the original question was never recovered. chatterbaged adj. Drunk on the strength of which every nearby listener is pressed into service as an audience. Kanishia was chatterbaged and retained Zephery beside the jukebox for an unsolicited discourse.