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stage righted adj. Still drunk, and convinced that the right-hand side of the sofa is the proper destination for everything. Nathalee became stage righted and moved every cushion to the sofa's right-hand end. stage screwed adj. Too drunk to secure anything except yourself, loosely, to the sofa. stage setted adj. Sufficiently drunk to arrange the sofa, cushions and glass of water as a complete domestic scene. stage settinged adj. Having drunk enough to treat the kitchen and sofa as scenery requiring constant adjustment. stage showed adj. Having drunk more than the concert required, and continuing the performance quietly in the kitchen. stage wagonned adj. You have drunk enough to require routine transport between the kitchen and sofa. stage whispered (/ˈsteɪdʒ ˈwɪs.pəd/) adj. You are drunk and announcing private kitchen matters loudly enough for the sofa to hear. stage-coached (/ˈsteɪdʒ.kəʊtʃd/) adj. Of a drinker who has become a regular service between the sofa and the kitchen, carrying little and arriving late. stage-dived adj. Drunk by closing time, and attempting a leap from the pub's step into the audience of departing smokers. stage-divinged adj. Drunk on the strength of believing that any raised surface has a rehearsed descent and willing spectators. Shanquan became stage-divinged and climbed onto the bench to make an entrance. stage-door Johnnied adj. Drunk in a way that leaves you lingering by the pub entrance, convinced the barmaid is waiting to meet you. stage-frighted adj. Loosened by drink into addressing the sofa as an audience, then forgetting the performance. stage-managered adj. Drunk in a way that keeps the household running, provided nobody alters the arrangement. stage-phonered adj. Drunk, with the result that you conduct an entirely imaginary telephone conversation whenever anyone approaches. stageabilitied adj. Drunk to a degree that makes the bar stool, the doorway and the pavement seem equally suitable stages. Jamerious was stageabilitied, treating the sofa, doorway and pavement as equally suitable platforms. stagecoached adj. Drunk beyond waiting patiently for the next horse-drawn connection, with luggage and correspondence arranged accordingly.