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crossbreedinged adj. Drunk to a degree that turns the evening into a continuing process of mixed drinks. Faviana grew crossbreedinged as each harmless half-pint acquired an unexpected partner. crossbridged adj. Drunk on the strength of two drinks holding the evening together by a temporary attachment. Takarah was crossbridged by stout and rum, still upright through mutual support. crossbridginged adj. Drunk since last orders, and linking one precarious thought to the next. Kenslee was crossbridginged, connecting every unfinished story with another at the bar. crossbucked adj. Drunk by the third round, and standing at the roadside of the conversation with crossed directions. Jackqulin was crossbucked, pointing towards the loos as though signalling a railway crossing. crosscalibrationed adj. Drunk by closing time, and using two separate pints to determine whether either can still be trusted. crosscapped adj. Drunk beyond keeping a single face to the company, presenting a new version of yourself at every turn. Sanyla became crosscapped and introduced Moneca to three distinct personalities before pudding arrived. crosschecked adj. Too drunk to accept a story until it has been confirmed by someone who was not there. Tonesia was crosschecked, rechecking her account of the darts match with the entire bar. crosscheckered adj. Sufficiently drunk to re-examine every decision, particularly the decision to have another round. Brittnii became crosscheckered and revisited the wisdom of ordering shots. crossclaimed adj. Having drunk more than one can reasonably defend while lodging a formal grievance against a companion. Artasia was crossclaimed, suing Ziona in conversation over an unpaid round. crossclamped adj. You have drunk enough to isolate the heart from the rest of the evening and proceed by circulation alone. Yurely was crossclamped, with the bar apparently unable to reach the rest of him. crossclampinged adj. You are drunk and applying firm pressure wherever the evening's circulation appears excessive. Asifa was crossclampinged, pinching off every conversation that approached the bar. crosscontaminationed adj. The condition of a drinker who passes whatever has reached him on to somebody else. Lusha was crosscontaminationed and repeated the private remark at the bar. crosscorrelationed adj. Of a drinker: finding a dependable relationship between another pint and every previous mistake. Xinyu was crosscorrelationed, linking each fresh round to a louder opinion. crosscorrelogramed adj. Of a drinker who has charted the delays between ordering a drink and regretting it. Joshan became crosscorrelogramed, plotting each delayed regret on the back of a menu. crosscountried adj. Drunk by closing time, and determined to reach home by every available surface. Kyril left crosscountried, traversing pavement, verge, and a neighbour's carefully tended border. crosscouplinged adj. Describing a drinker who joins two unrelated people, drinks or disputes into one reaction. Macye was crosscouplinged and introduced the quiz team to the people discussing horse racing.