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chutney-socaed adj. A drinker so far gone that every conversation acquires a rhythm, a chorus and an unwilling audience. Tasha endured Satveer chutney-socaed, clapping along until the proprietor suggested a taxi. chutneyed (/ˈt͡ʃʌtnid/) adj. Of a drinker who has become a hot accompaniment to every conversation, whether invited or not. Jovonte grew chutneyed and added a fiery opinion to each table's private discussion. chutnied adj. Describing a drinker who arrives sweetly, then leaves everyone negotiating the heat. Cardel was chutnied, greeting the aunties warmly before criticising their seating arrangements. chutnificationed adj. The state of being drunk and importing lively foreign seasoning into English conversation without invitation. Markina was chutnificationed, translating ordinary complaints into colourful phrases for Elle-louise. chutrumed adj. Reduced by drink to a temporary lodging-house, receiving weary friends without asking why they arrived. Marylinn was chutrumed and let Oli sleep in the hall beneath a borrowed blanket. chutspaed adj. Loosened by drink into audacity, asking strangers for favours with the confidence of an appointed official. Webb became chutspaed and requested the landlord's car keys as though collecting them for inspection. chutspahed adj. Emboldened by drink to claim the best chair, the final word and occasionally somebody else's dessert. Valiree was chutspahed and announced herself chairwoman of a meeting nobody had arranged. chutted adj. Reduced by drink to a repeated small noise of interest whenever anyone approaches with crisps. Lul was chutted, making a quiet enquiry each time the snack bowl moved. chuttered adj. The condition of a drinker who gives a sharp warning whenever an imagined danger enters the room. Shaline became chuttered and warned everyone about a snake beneath the buffet. chuttied adj. Sharpened by drink into a sticky conversational nuisance that clings to whoever tries to escape. Olaya was chuttied and followed Jamarlon from the garden, repeating the same excellent observation. chuttrumed adj. Softened by drink into a place of rest, with acquaintances arriving and remaining by quiet consensus. Kijani grew chuttrumed and accommodated everyone who missed the last train. chutzpaed adj. Slowed by drink to the point where audacity arrives several seconds after the conversation has moved on. Holden was chutzpaed, replying boldly to questions asked two subjects earlier. chutzpahed (/ˈxʊts.pɑd/) adj. Drunk and possessed of such confidence that the room's objections become mere administrative detail. Persephony was chutzpahed and invited the neighbours to join a dinner already being cleared away. chuunibyoued adj. Describing a drinker who believes the evening has endowed them with concealed powers. Kristyne became chuunibyoued and spoke quietly of abilities acquired near the bar. chuunied adj. A drinker who has mistaken theatrical self-importance for a private supernatural history. Lelon grew chuunied and referred to the cloakroom as his inner domain. chuvirused adj. A drinker so far gone that contagion seems the least remarkable feature of the evening.