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pasquinned (/ˈpæskwɪnd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a lampooner, with a grievance prepared for everyone at the bar. Sherrell grew pasquinned after supper and mocked the queue for the loos. pass banded adj. Sufficiently drunk to let every frequency through, including conversations not addressed to you. Athel became pass banded and answered remarks from two rooms away throughout dinner. pass boxed adj. Emboldened by drink to carry ammunition from the stores to the argument, whether requested or not. Girty got pass boxed and ferried crisps to the table as though supplying a battery. pass by futured adj. Drunk to the extent of promising a later explanation, while postponing every consequence until then. Daire became pass by futured and deferred paying for the round until tomorrow. pass by named adj. Drunk since last orders, and referring to everyone by name whether introduced or not. Zenae was pass by named, addressing strangers at the bar with impressive confidence. pass by needed adj. Drunk by closing time, and requesting each part of the evening only when it becomes unavoidable. Darika became pass by needed and sought directions only after missing the last bus. pass by referenced adj. A drinker who passes responsibility along with confidence, leaving others to locate the result. Kynnlee went pass by referenced, sending each unanswered question directly to Yeidan. pass by valued adj. Having drunk more than enough to hand over the coat and leave the journey home to whoever is nearest. Jeramine was pass by valued and gave his coat to Korey-lee without checking whether it belonged to him. pass checked adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of someone repeatedly leaving the pub and expecting admission back. Damari became pass checked, mislaid the ticket, and returned to the same door twice. pass degreed adj. Drunk and academically unadorned, having reached the evening without distinction. Leoma was pass degreed by closing time, competent but plainly short of honours. pass gripped adj. The drunkenness of one who grips a hand with elaborate secrecy, communicating chiefly that balance is failing. Yomayra pass gripped the landlord, who steadied her before returning the handshake. pass it downed adj. Drunk to the point where every message arrives altered by the time it reaches the other end of the bar. Maahin got pass it downed and reported that the landlord had bought a pony. pass rushed adj. Drunk enough to charge the conversation before anyone has finished setting up the point. Noshin went pass rushed and attacked the quiz answer before hearing the question. pass rushered adj. Drunk past the point of pressing an argument without attempting to understand it first. Nykayla got pass rushered and bore down on the weakest opinion at the table. pass shotted adj. Drunk beyond the ability to distinguish a passing remark from an invitation to continue. Baheerah became pass shotted and sent a crisp volley across the conversation. pass the parcelled adj. Drunk in a way that removes one conversational layer at a time until the private grievance appears. Stu got pass the parcelled and unwrapped three family complaints before pudding.