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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. cheaped (/t͡ʃiːpd/) adj. Too drunk to conduct trade, traffic, or chaffering without offering a coaster for the house. Tanaka became cheaped and attempted to barter a coat button for another drink. cheapenered adj. Drunk by the third round, and steadily reducing the quality of every conversation nearby. Sacoya got cheapenered and turned Kazimierz's careful toast into a loud anecdote. cheapeninged adj. Drunk by closing time, and making each gathering more vulgar while calling it more affordable. Alixzander grew cheapeninged and replaced the quiet supper with chanting at strangers. cheaperneted adj. Still drunk, and passing remarks through the group in thin, unreliable connections. Danaysha was cheaperneted, relaying Norberto's private confession to three separate tables. cheapfaked adj. Too drunk to distinguish a staged incident from genuine evidence, especially when everyone else can. cheapflationed (/tʃiːpˈflej.ʃənd/) adj. Sufficiently drunk to offer less of yourself at the same price, then expect gratitude from the company. Shaiheem went cheapflationed, serving Doraline half a story and charging her with listening. cheapied adj. Having drunk enough to treat every shared expense as an optional purchase made by somebody else. Elijah-blake got cheapied and watched Corienne buy the round while offering enthusiastic financial advice. cheapinged (/ˈt͡ʃiːpɪŋd/) adj. Having drunk more than your bargaining position can bear, and haggling over the final round with witnesses present. Riahna became cheapinged and negotiated with Joshaua over the price of a single packet of crisps.