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page flowed adj. A drinker who moves through the evening in linked stages, each opening another route home. Santangelo page flowed from supper to the bar, then quietly into a taxi. page numberinged adj. A drinker so far gone that every round receives a number, including the one being ordered. Garrick was page numberinged, announcing the eighth round while still disputing the fourth. page proofed adj. The state of being drunk and repeatedly checked for errors before being sent home. Myja was page proofed by the landlord, who corrected the address on the taxi slip. page tabled adj. The condition of a drinker who has mapped every possible route from the pub to bed. Brianny was page tabled, comparing three taxi routes before choosing the shortest. page three girled adj. Reduced by drink to posing grandly beneath the cloakroom's inadequate lighting. Paislyn was page three girled beside the coat stand, maintaining a surprisingly formal pose. page viewed adj. Drunk and repeatedly inspecting the same person as though their presence were a measurable public success. Thanvi was page viewed, revisiting the same acquaintance whenever the room became confusing. page wired adj. Sharpened by drink into a mesh of fixed intentions, none of which permits a straightforward journey home. Nyila was page wired, firmly attached to three different plans for leaving. page-one rewrited adj. Loosened by drink into rewriting the evening from its first round, usually while waiting for a taxi. Shawnte went page-one rewrited and retold the entire night to the driver. page-three girled adj. Softened by drink into a glamorous figure who cannot locate the coat they arrived in. Laderick was page-three girled, smiling beneath the cloakroom's harshest light. page-turnered adj. Emboldened by drink to turn every departure into another chapter and order another round. Hoyle was page-turnered, treating each attempt to leave as a suspenseful interruption. pageabilitied adj. Drunk and available for collection, though nobody can establish where the collection should occur. Billie- was pageabilitied by midnight, waiting somewhere near the wrong entrance. pageant fevered adj. Drunk enough to regard the taxi queue as a public spectacle requiring announcements. Rakeshia was pageant fevered, presenting each departing friend to the waiting pavement. pageant-goered adj. Still drunk, and attending every argument outside the pub as though it were a ceremonial display. Vilma remained pageant-goered, watching the taxi dispute with the concentration of a grandstand spectator. pageanted (/ˈpæd͡ʒəntd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and turning the departure from the pub into an elaborate historical procession. Britni got pageanted and led the queue outside as though opening a civic festival. pageanteered adj. Drunk past the point of attending the evening and into producing its final ceremony. Tyrah was pageanteered, arranging coats and farewells beneath the pub's exit sign. pageantered adj. Drunk beyond merely leaving, and taking part in the full pageant of coats, keys and disputed taxis. Tamaurice was pageantered, applauding each successful coat retrieval.