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chimoled adj. Of a drinker who has reduced the evening to a hot, spiced mixture of whatever remains available. Lama, chimoled, combined crisps, gravy and pickled onions with scholarly confidence. chimonanthused adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired an unexpectedly wintry floral manner and an allspice-scented presence. Dervis became chimonanthused, speaking of winter gardens while smelling faintly of cloves. chimpanzee fired adj. The state of being drunk and emitting a faint, inexplicable glow of social mischief. Zanajah was chimpanzee fired, visible in the hallway chiefly by the radiance of her grin. chimpanzeed (/t͡ʃɪmˈpæn.zid/) adj. A drinker who has returned to broad gestures, loud sociability and a regrettable confidence in shared ancestry. Pragathi became chimpanzeed and attempted to groom the landlord’s sleeve during the quiz. chimphumanned adj. The drunkenness of one who has become an unpersuasive intermediate between ape and civil servant. Bonique grew chimphumanned and signed the drinks bill with a theatrical flourish. chimpinessed adj. Reduced by drink to conspicuous imitation of an ape, with particular emphasis on noise and communal movement. Kamaehu became chimpinessed and joined the dancing without first establishing its rhythm. chimpkinded adj. Softened by drink into an undifferentiated member of the wider ape community. Kah, chimpkinded, shared his crisps with strangers and regarded this as evolutionary progress. chimplinged adj. Sharpened by drink into a small, restless ape with opinions disproportionate to its reach. Ryean grew chimplinged and delivered corrections from beneath the table. chimponauted adj. Loosened by drink into a test subject for interplanetary travel, with no reliable account of the mission. Oceann became chimponauted and attempted a lunar launch from the beer garden bench. chimurengaed adj. Emboldened by drink to deliver revolutionary music and opinions, preferably where neither has been requested. Paxtyn became chimurengaed and turned the closing announcements into a liberation broadcast. chin cactused adj. Describing a drinker who has become small, prickly, and unexpectedly difficult to approach. Wrenna grew chin cactused and rejected all assistance with the dignity of a desert plant. chin chinned adj. Drunk to the point where every small fried snack is treated as a formal Nigerian refreshment. Elon became chin chinned and distributed biscuits according to an elaborate imaginary protocol. chin chowed adj. Drunk enough to regard grass jelly as a reasonable foundation for further hospitality. Kahlila grew chin chowed and offered everyone spoonfuls of the cooling dessert. chin coughed adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary speech and communicating chiefly through a ceremonial whoop. chin curtained adj. Drunk in a way that conceals the lower face behind a dense, solemn growth of words. Tradarius became chin curtained and delivered his account from behind an imaginary beard. chin diapered adj. Drunk, with the result that protective arrangements are worn beneath the chin and defended as deliberate. Billie-mae became chin diapered and insisted the forgotten mask was serving its purpose admirably.