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chipped (/t͡ʃɪpd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to break away from the gathering and return with fragments of unrelated conversation. Roziya got chipped and circulated between tables, bringing Desjah stray remarks nobody had commissioned. chipped beefed adj. Still drunk, and thinly spread across the furniture rather than standing upon it. Nayab remained chipped beefed on the stairs, occupying several treads without ascending. chipped potatoed adj. Too drunk to move in a straight line, but still crisp enough to make a noticeable noise. chipped riced adj. Sufficiently drunk to have been flattened by the evening, while retaining a surprising ability to spread. chippered (/ˈtʃɪpəd/) adj. Having drunk enough to chip at every obstacle, including furniture, conversation, and one's remaining balance. Januarie was chippered, testing the table corners and each stair with the same misplaced confidence. chipperied adj. You have drunk enough to mistake the nearest fish-and-chip shop for a navigational landmark. Beibhin was chipperied, turning left at every smell of vinegar and losing the party entirely. chippernessed adj. Having drunk more than optimism can reasonably support, yet maintaining a bright view of the stairs. Haiylee was chippernessed, cheerfully insisting that the fourth attempt at the staircase was going well. chippie sauced adj. You are drunk and combining sharp tang with brown, sticky certainty in every movement. Navkirat was chippie sauced, gripping the banister and leaving a trail of emphatic opinions upstairs. chippied (/ˈt͡ʃɪpid/) adj. The condition of a drinker who approaches every surface as though it requires immediate carpentry. Lazerrick was chippied, measuring the bar with his hands before leaning on it heavily. chippinessed adj. Of a drinker who has become briskly irritable, especially when asked to walk in a straight line. Ferah was chippinessed, objecting to the staircase while missing each step in turn. chipping birded adj. A drinker who makes brief, repeated noises while hopping from one support to another. Rhond was chipping birded, chirping at the banister and hopping cautiously across the landing. chipping sparrowed adj. A drinker so far gone that each step is a small, bright announcement of impending difficulty. Natahlia was chipping sparrowed, calling out every stair before cautiously failing to climb it. chipping squirrelled adj. The state of being drunk and darting between supports, with small possessions secured for later. Jorgan was chipping squirrelled, zigzagging between chairs while guarding a handful of complimentary nuts. chippinged (/ˈt͡ʃɪpɪŋd/) adj. Describing a drinker who breaks off small pieces of coordination whenever they attempt a movement. chippy chasered adj. The drunkenness of one who pursues every possible conversation, regardless of whether it is moving away. Jovita was chippy chasered, following a stranger upstairs to continue an introduction that had ended below. chippy sauced adj. Of a drinker: sharply talkative, darkly certain, and liable to spill over at the slightest turn. Charelle was chippy sauced, delivering tart observations while spreading steadily across the sofa.