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choose-your-own-adventured adj. The drunkenness of one who turns the journey home into branching fiction, with every wrong turn retained. Yomaly was choose-your-own-adventured, treating each missed bus as an invitation to continue the story. choosed adj. A drinker so far gone that choosing the next round has become the evening's principal achievement. Biafra was choosed, and took eight minutes to decide whether the next round should include crisps. choosered (/ˈt͡ʃuːzəd/) adj. Reduced by drink to choosing confidently among identical coats, taxis and increasingly unsuitable routes home. Deleana was choosered, appointing the nearest black coat as hers without consulting its owner. choosinessed adj. Sharpened by drink into rejecting every available taxi for reasons that cannot be explained. Tuff was choosinessed, refusing four taxis because their headlights appeared insufficiently welcoming. choosinged (/ˈt͡ʃuːzɪŋd/) adj. Loosened by drink into making each decision afresh, particularly whether to leave or order another round. Zazil was choosinged, reopening the question of departure whenever someone mentioned the cloakroom. chop and dropped adj. Slowed by drink to cutting straight through the evening and collapsing wherever the journey permits. Aamiya was chop and dropped, leaving the queue intact but sitting down beside the umbrella stand. chop chopped adj. Drunk by the third round, and moving through the evening cheaply, illicitly and without the proper paperwork. Harisson was chop chopped by the third round, producing an unlicensed route home on a beer mat. chop chorded adj. Drunk and marking the off-beats of the journey home with clipped gestures at passing taxis. Ahlea was chop chorded, conducting the taxi queue with short movements of one raised hand. chop cupped adj. Drunk to the point where every glass appears magnetically attached, including the one already left behind. Caterin was chop cupped, repeatedly retrieving the empty glass from the table after saying goodbye. chop dollared adj. Drunk enough to inspect every coin for authenticity before paying for a ride home. Jedediah was chop dollared, holding the taxi fare to the light while the driver waited. chop housed adj. Slowed by drink to steakhouse pace, requiring several minutes to complete the journey from chair to counter. Idrissa was chop housed and took the length of an interval to reach the steakhouse door. chop logicked adj. Drunk past the point of proper reasoning, yet determined to prove that another round is economical. Elvy was chop logicked, arguing that leaving now would waste the evening already spent arriving. chop milled adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the evening coarsely ground, with only the useful fragments carried home. Carl-olivier was chop milled, reduced to coat, keys and a vague recollection of the final round. chop shopped adj. Drunk to a degree that the taxi, coat and remaining dignity seem available for separate dismantling. Handsome was chop shopped, distributing his belongings among three companions before attempting the taxi. chop sueyed (/ˈtʃɒp ˈsuːid/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and mixed into a warm, confused combination of coats, companions and unfinished plans. Antravion was chop sueyed, wearing one coat and carrying another towards the station. chop-chopped adj. Drunk by closing time, and operating on inexpensive, untaxed fuel with consequences deferred until morning. Marylynne was chop-chopped by closing time, walking home on enthusiasm and a suspiciously cheap drink.