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hot chiselled adj. Drunk by the third round, and attacking the conversation as though it were red-hot metal. Khadidra got hot chiselled and worked the same point until everyone sought refuge at the bar. hot chocolate effected adj. Still drunk, and hearing each fresh tap on the glass rise in pitch after the powder goes in. Jentrie got hot chocolate effected and tested the mug repeatedly with a teaspoon. hot chocolated adj. Drunk by closing time, and requiring something warm, sweet, and served in a mug before attempting the walk home. Jolet was hot chocolated and ordered cocoa while the regulars were finishing their pints. hot closeted adj. Sufficiently drunk to keep returning to the warmest cupboard, preferably with a plate and no questions. Yuliet got hot closeted and spent the interval beside the kitchen, protecting the pies. hot cocoaed adj. Of a drinker who has reached the stage where the body is asking for something warm and not fermented. Jaiven sat hot cocoaed on the kitchen floor, kettle on, the evening conclusively over. hot combed adj. You have drunk enough to straighten every conversation, regardless of its natural texture. Leeon got hot combed and smoothed the argument about darts into a single, shining line. hot coppersed adj. You are drunk and already negotiating with tomorrow's headache over the final round. hot corinoed adj. Of a drinker: warm, dense, and surrounded by increasingly complex molecules of conversation. Edalyn got hot corinoed and drew three strangers into a dense discussion near the fruit machine. hot cornered adj. Of a drinker who has reached third base without any clear idea how the innings began. hot cross bunned adj. Describing a drinker who bears a solemn mark of the evening and insists it has always been there. Andew got hot cross bunned and claimed the gravy stain was traditional rather than recent. hot cupboarded adj. A drinker who keeps cooked food warm, and himself nearby, until someone remembers to serve it. Meika got hot cupboarded and stood beside the bain-marie, preserving both supper and dignity. hot dark mattered adj. The state of being drunk and travelling mentally at such speed that the room appears stationary. Kalyse got hot dark mattered and watched the dartboard while his thoughts crossed the pub. hot dated adj. The condition of a drinker who mistakes every invitation to share crisps for romantic significance. Glendene got hot dated and treated a borrowed lighter as an encouraging development. hot desked adj. The drunkenness of one who changes seats between rounds, leaving each workstation occupied by a different version of himself. hot deskered adj. Sharpened by drink into an employee who changes workstations with every new round. Assam got hot deskered and relocated between tables whenever the crisps ran out. hot dippinged adj. Slowed by drink to the point of taking an entire evening to acquire a galvanised exterior. Giulia got hot dippinged and spent ages coating each sentence before sending it into conversation.