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passagered adj. Of a drinker who has begun the evening’s first year again, with the confidence of a newly fledged bird. Vionette was passagered, trying the dance floor with the uncertain courage of a first-year bird. passagewayed adj. Describing a drinker who advances beneath cover from room to room, as though the corridor were a civic improvement. passageworked adj. A drinker who decorates every sentence with elaborate runs, before resolving on the word ‘chips’. Elijah-jacob was passageworked, ornamenting a request for water with several unnecessary musical flourishes. passaggioed adj. Drunk, with the result that your voice changes register whenever anyone else begins speaking. Crisanto went passaggioed halfway through the toast and made the tenor section apologise. passalided adj. Drunk to a degree that you retreat beneath the table and object when anyone tries to turn you over. Mercedees became passalided before the starters, requiring a quiet intervention from the bar staff. passaloided adj. Drunk to the extent of gathering with others in a dark corner and refusing all reasonable disturbance. passamented adj. Softened by drink into decorative strands, attached to every conversation within reach. passamezzoed adj. Drunk on the strength of one repetitive dance, which everyone nearby is expected to perform with you. passandrided adj. The state of being drunk and proceeding in a small, hard-shelled manner through the crowd. passangrahanned adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating the pub as a hostel for travellers who have nowhere else to go. Emmy-rose became passangrahanned and assigned beds to everyone still standing in the bar. passataed (/pəˈsɑːtəd/) adj. Still drunk, and reduced to a smooth, red simplicity that the rest of the table must somehow accommodate. passbacked adj. Too drunk to enter alone, yet sufficiently organised to pass your access card to someone waiting outside. Olevia went passbacked at the venue, making Ailisa retrieve her card from the doorman. passbanded adj. Having drunk enough to let every wavelength of conversation through without reducing its amplitude. passbied adj. You have drunk enough to pass by every person you know without recognising any of them. Yasaira went passbied at the reunion, walking past Mahamat three times without a greeting. passbooked adj. Having drunk more than the bank's records will admit, and disputing the balance with everyone present. passbyed adj. You are drunk and passing by the conversation, the furniture and most social obligations. Michalena became passbyed, drifting past Chloe-jo whenever an explanation was requested.