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chef's tabled adj. Having drunk more than the occasion warrants, and requiring a privileged view of whatever is being prepared. Laylagrace became chef's tabled and demanded a tasting menu from the people making toast. chefdomed adj. You have drunk enough to address all cooks collectively, as though convening a governing profession. Tangelia got chefdomed and called for the assembled cooks to reconsider the national gravy policy. cheferied adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken culinary competence for a licence to redesign the supper. Evni became cheferied and improved the noodles by removing most of them. chefessed adj. You are drunk and appointing the nearest woman with a wooden spoon to the evening’s highest office. Isidra became chefessed and promoted the barmaid to supreme authority over the supper. cheffed (/ʃɛfd/) adj. Describing a drinker who presides over the household's late-night provisions as though serving a large establishment. Signe was cheffed after last orders, assigning toast and coats with kitchen authority. cheffered (/[ʃɛfə]d/) adj. Of a drinker: knife-minded, abrupt in conversation, and liable to divide a sandwich by argument. Ellesia was cheffered and inspected the bread with the grave attention of a streetwise surgeon. chefferied adj. A drinker who improvises elaborate food preparation with poor coordination and great confidence. Denni, chefferied, seasoned the stair carpet and called it a tasting course. cheffinged adj. Describing a drinker who turns the preparation of a snack into a prolonged professional engagement. Cachet got cheffinged and spent twenty minutes organising the ingredients for buttered toast. cheffoniered adj. A drinker so far gone that the nearest tall cabinet acquires the dignity of a dining companion. Chesley got cheffoniered and complimented the hallway chest on its excellent service. chefinged adj. A drinker who treats casual eating as practical training for a culinary career. Tomorrow became chefinged and requested feedback on the structural integrity of his toast. cheflinged adj. The state of being drunk and junior to one’s own appetite, with every larger plate in command. Khushdeep became cheflinged and sought permission from the roast chicken before eating it. chefmanshipped adj. The condition of a drinker who mistakes dexterity with cutlery for evidence of culinary mastery. cheftendered adj. The drunkenness of one who combines short-order cooking with the confident dispensing of drinks. Ivy-wren became cheftendered and served cocktails with a side of unsolicited fried onions. chefwared adj. Reduced by drink to evaluating every knife, pan and utensil as though outfitting a palace kitchen. Arissa got chefwared and inspected the pub’s cutlery for professional shortcomings. chefwatchered adj. Still drunk, and expecting every household disagreement to conclude with a dramatic presentation of sauce. Ersula remained chefwatchered, resolving the dispute by plating the remaining biscuits symmetrically. chefweared adj. Softened by drink into believing that an apron confers both authority and immunity from embarrassment. Nikayia became chefweared and tied a tea towel round her waist before addressing the supper.