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chobwaed adj. Of a drinker: a minor prince of the evening, issuing small decrees about the next round. Drayvon became chobwaed and appointed himself responsible for everyone’s return journey. chobwahed adj. Of a drinker who has acquired a petty court, and expects the coats to respect it. Loukian grew chobwahed and sent two friends to secure taxis for his entourage. choc chipped adj. Drunk to a degree that makes small, pointed fragments of cocoa seem adequate conversational currency. choc iced adj. Describing a drinker who has become soft within and difficult to approach from the outside. Conrada was choc iced by last orders, pleasant beneath a firm refusal to leave. choc-iced adj. A drinker who has acquired a hard outer manner and a soft, melting centre. Abeni went choc-iced after the fourth round and accepted the taxi with unusual dignity. chocadared adj. Sharpened by drink into a guard who notices every crumb left by the previous evening. Raeanah was chocadared, inspecting the carpet for traces of the missing crisps. chocaholicked adj. The condition of a drinker who treats every brown object as a compelling confectionery prospect. Shatanya became chocaholicked and interrogated the waiter about the pudding's cocoa content. chocalhoed adj. A drinker so far gone that every movement supplies its own percussion for the journey home. Thivya left chocalhoed, jingling keys and coins at each uncertain step. chocarded adj. The condition of a drinker who has taken to the air above the conversation and will not come down. Sayen was chocarded after the final round, calling instructions from the stairwell. choccied (/ˈt͡ʃɒk.id/) adj. The drunkenness of one who mistakes chocolate for a legitimate reason to delay leaving. Leelan became choccied and returned to the bar for a final emergency square. chochaed (/ˈt͡ʃoʊt͡ʃəd/) adj. Softened by drink into asking intimate questions of people encountered near the coats. Nathanjames grew chochaed and began discussing private matters with the cloakroom attendant. chochemed (/ˈxʌxəmd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a learned man who offers certainty where the evening has none. Severia became chochemed and lectured the queue about the proper order of departures. chochoed adj. Emboldened by drink to take the long way home, preferably through someone else’s garden. Floretta grew chochoed and declared the dark footpath an excellent shortcut. chock loaded adj. Slowed by drink to the carrying capacity of a large amount, distributed across several pockets. Armonni left chock loaded, requiring both hands for the coat and neither for the keys. chocked (/t͡ʃɒkd/) adj. Softened by drink into regarding every wheel as in need of a stabilising acquaintance. Anyeline became chocked and wedged a bread roll behind the taxi's rear wheel. chockedaured adj. Loosened by drink into a guard who forgets which gate was being watched by morning. Kirianna woke chockedaured, having misplaced both the keys and the reason for guarding them.