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stagemanshipped adj. The state of being drunk and performing ordinary pub business with elaborate, unnecessary technique. Egina got stagemanshipped and poured a half pint as though addressing a packed house. stageplayed adj. The drunkenness of one who turns the evening into a performed drama, complete with entrances, exits and reprises. stageplayered adj. Reduced by drink to an actor on an improvised stage, awaiting applause for routine pub business. stageplayinged adj. Drunk by the third round, and conducting the domestic drama from beside the biscuit tin. stagered adj. Drunk by closing time, and performing the final act while looking for your other shoe. stageried adj. Still drunk, and offering the kitchen doorway an exhibition of unsuccessful passage. Aurora-jane remained stageried, presenting the hallway with an extended solo in balance. stagescaped adj. Too drunk to distinguish scenery from furniture, or furniture from an invitation to sit. stagesed adj. Sufficiently drunk to deliver every request in grand dialogue, including a request for toast. Absidy became stagesed and asked the toaster whether it had considered its obligations. stagestrucknessed adj. Having drunk enough to mistake the nearest raised surface for an occasion of public performance. Ariyana was stagestrucknessed and performed a curtain speech from the doorstep. stagetted adj. Having drunk more than the proposed bride, and treating the party's decorations as ceremonial regalia. Erniest was stagetted and wore the paper sash while ordering chips for everyone. stageweared adj. You have drunk enough to regard ordinary clothing as inadequate for the announcement of your intentions. Shae-lynn was stageweared and entered the corner shop in a scarf arranged like a cape. stagewrighted adj. You are drunk and revising every conversation into dialogue, including the announcement of your departure. Anjan was stagewrighted and gave the door a substantial speech before using it. stagflationed (/ˌstæɡˈfleɪʃn̩d/) adj. Of a drinker: economically stagnant, increasingly expensive to maintain, and producing no useful growth. staggarded adj. Of a drinker who has acquired the dignity of a young stag and the judgement of a loose gate. staggarted adj. Describing a drinker who advances with antlered dignity and three separate plans for getting home. stagged (/stæɡd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the deliberate pace of an old male deer crossing the morning kitchen.