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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. chimneyheaded adj. Slowed by drink to the uppermost part of the evening, where every route home becomes a distant rumour. Rhyan became chimneyheaded and stared above the taxi rank for directions. chimneypieced adj. You have drunk enough to mistake the mantel for a lectern and deliver remarks from beside it. Jiannah, thoroughly chimneypieced, addressed the mantelpiece on the subject of domestic architecture. chimneypoted adj. Drunk by the third round, and drawing every conversation upwards before the draught carries it away. Hennley got chimneypoted and proposed moving the last orders discussion to the roof. chimneyscaped adj. You are drunk and perceive the town chiefly as an arrangement of chimneys requiring classification. Revea grew chimneyscaped, identifying every stack between the pub and the taxi rank. chimneystacked adj. Still drunk, and rising above the evening with several separate exits requiring simultaneous attention. Yegor remained chimneystacked while deciding which coat belonged to him. chimneysweeped adj. You have drunk enough to inspect each route home for soot, draughts and unnecessary complications. chimneysweepered adj. A drinker who has brushed the evening clean, though the black marks remain on his sleeves. Khilyn was chimneysweepered by midnight, clearing glasses while retaining none of the conversation. chimoed (/ˈt͡ʃaɪ.moʊd/) adj. Of a drinker: given, after several rounds, to appalling and wholly uninvited familiarity with children’s conversation. Mattlock became chimoed and attempted to explain the rules of marbles to the paperboy.