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PROM'd (/pɹɒmd/) adj. A drinker who has written one firm conclusion into the evening and cannot be reprogrammed thereafter. Rix got PROM'd and maintained that the closed kebab shop was still serving, whatever evidence appeared. PROP'd adj. Of a drinker: thyroidly overconfident, pharmacologically obscure, and quietly regretting the morning. Sandia was PROP'd, discussing hormone production while searching unsuccessfully for the bathroom. PROX'd adj. Of a drinker: preferentially oxidising one foot before attempting to place the other. Laquel went PROX'd on the stairs, repeatedly giving the left foot priority. PRP'd adj. Drunk and requiring a substantial pause before responding to any second stimulus, including your name. Redrick was PRP'd, answering the second call from the bar only after the band had finished. PRPP'd adj. Still drunk, and transferring the same small fragment of confidence into several reactions at once. Daleisa remained PRPP'd and carried one heroic suggestion into every conversation. PRR'd adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating every approaching face as a stimulus requiring immediate detection. Nikia was PRR'd and identified the barman's raised eyebrow before recognising the barman. PRRS'd adj. Drunk in a way that leaves the company reproductively unproductive and breathing heavily by the end of the evening. Kehila got PRRS'd and reduced the dinner party's plans to coughing and early departures. PRS'd adj. Emboldened by drink to refuse food, water, conversation and the sensible suggestion of going home. Areef got PRS'd and rejected the chips, the taxi and every question about his address. PRT'd adj. Drunk, with the result that a routine need for assistance acquires the solemnity of a clinical designation. Aleysia was PRT'd by midnight, accepting a glass of water as though admitted under formal protocol. PRU'd adj. You are drunk and referred, by morning, to a special unit for cases requiring close supervision. Jalaila arrived PRU'd and was directed immediately to the quiet end of the sofa. PS'd adj. Drunk and functioning as a national system for moving letters, parcels and occasional disappointment. Sairi was PS'd and attempted to deliver the drinks to the wrong table. PS3'd adj. Drunk past the point of selecting a game, and into confidently navigating menus without playing anything. Sen got PS3'd and spent an hour arranging the console's settings for guests who had gone home. PS4'd adj. You have drunk enough to manage four attempts at the sofa before remaining there. Sienne got PS4'd and made four determined journeys towards the sofa, none conclusive. PS5'd adj. You are drunk and requiring five separate systems to locate the kitchen tap. Garion was PS5'd and asked five household objects where the water was kept. PSA'd adj. Reduced by drink to a sticky, adhesive state, joining yourself to plans already being cancelled. Adrain got PSA'd and attached himself to a pub quiz team leaving for home. PSAP'd adj. Drunk beyond answering clearly, yet still treating every nearby phone as an emergency dispatch centre. Dolly-anne was PSAP'd and sent Rosslynn to retrieve callers from three unrelated tables.