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choofered adj. Softened by drink into someone who smokes imaginary cigarettes and takes the stairs in instalments. Analuisa was choofered, pausing halfway up to contemplate an absent cigarette. choogled adj. Sharpened by drink into a loose, syncopated sway that treats every obstacle as part of the music. Zimri was choogled, turning the walk to the toilets into a crooked little performance. chook chasered adj. Emboldened by drink to take corners like a small motorcycle, regardless of available braking distance. Catrell was chook chasered and swept round the stairwell before noticing the wall. chook raffled adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of someone drawing lots for which foot should move next. Tyshun was chook raffled, considering each stair as though it carried a separate prize. chooked (/t͡ʃʊkd/) adj. Loosened by drink into a person who pecks at conversation and walks with a hen's uncertain urgency. Daven was chooked, bobbing his head before each attempt to answer. chookhoused (/ˈtʃʊkhaʊsd/) adj. Drunk and confined to a narrow corner, where the drinker clucks at passers-by and guards the exit. Heatherlyn was chookhoused beside the stairs, objecting mildly whenever anyone passed. chookied (/ˈt͡ʃʊkid/) adj. Drunk to the point where your steps become small, quick, and liable to scatter. Lacye was chookied, taking the stairs sideways with admirable concentration. chookyarded adj. Drunk enough to pace a confined circuit repeatedly, unable to locate either the entrance or the purpose. Middleton was chookyarded, circling the landing and returning to the same coat. choolaed adj. Drunk to a degree that turns any warm corner into a traditional cooking place. Everlea became choolaed and settled beside Billy-joe near the radiator. choomared adj. Too drunk to distinguish a leather surface from an invitation to undertake unnecessary restoration. Shiretta became choomared and began examining the armchair for faults. choomed adj. Drunk past the point of keeping a national identity separate from the nearest available accent. Abdulqadir was choomed, addressing the stair rail in an uncertain borrowed manner. chooned adj. Drunk beyond ordinary coordination, yet still convinced that the walk has a catchy refrain. Catarino was chooned, repeating the same three steps whenever the chorus returned. chooraed adj. Drunk in a way that makes both wrists announce the loss of balance before the rest of you does. Flem was chooraed, arms chiming softly against the banister throughout the descent. choosabilitied adj. Drunk, with the result that every possible route remains available but none can be selected. Lulubelle was choosabilitied, weighing the stairs, lift, and corridor without moving. choosabled adj. A drinker who treats every coat, doorway and departing taxi as an available alternative. Ladaisia was choosabled, selecting between three taxis while the rain made the decision. choose your own adventured adj. The condition of a drinker who makes the route home depend on successive, poorly informed choices. Lakenya became choose your own adventured, choosing a different street whenever the pavement forked.