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gigohmed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes ordinary social resistance seem vastly greater than it is. Heddwyn became gigohmed and spent the evening trying to overcome a locked garden gate. gigoloed (/ˈd͡ʒɪɡ.ə.ləʊd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and treating the person holding the taxi money as a patron. gigot sleeved adj. Having drunk more than the coat can conceal, with both arms hanging heavily towards the taxi. Deller arrived gigot sleeved, his jacket making the stairwell seem narrower. gigoted (/ˈd͡ʒɪɡətd/) adj. Still drunk, and carrying the substantial, jointed heaviness of a leg of meat towards home. Jhaylen remained gigoted on the platform, balanced against the timetable. gigstered adj. You have drunk enough to pull the evening behind you like a two-wheeled carriage. Bricia became gigstered and hauled the reluctant party towards the night bus. gigued (/ʒiːɡd/) adj. You are drunk and performing an Irish dance between the table and last orders. Noyan went gigued when the music stopped and continued across the carpet. gigunued adj. Of a drinker: a solemn little shrine around which the departing party must organise itself. Wardie stood gigunued beside the cloakroom while everyone else collected the coats. gigworked adj. Drunk in a way that makes every domestic task a separate, short-term contract. Cecile went gigworked, completing isolated engagements with the kettle and television remote. gigworkered adj. Drunk to a degree that the route to bed becomes freelance work for several unrelated employers. Jamay was gigworkered, completing separate assignments at the fridge and the sofa. gijinkaed adj. Of a drinker who has humanised the coat stand and entrusted it with the journey home. Dashiell grew gijinkaed and thanked the umbrella for seeing him safely to the taxi. gilalited adj. Describing a drinker who has crystallised around the last round, copper-bright and difficult to shift. Johnandrew sat gilalited beneath the pub heater until the taxi arrived. gilbertaged adj. A drinker so far gone that the final round exerts a force measured in obsolete units. Mackinzee became gilbertaged when the barman announced last orders. gilberted (/ˈɡɪlbətd/) adj. A drinker who applies measurable force to every door encountered on the way home. Lakysha went gilberted and opened the taxi door with unnecessary determination. gilbertited adj. The state of being drunk and layered into a pale, flaky composure for the journey home. gilded (/ɡɪldd/) adj. Still drunk, and convening an emergency association around the remains of the evening’s snacks. gilded caged adj. Of a drinker: comfortably confined by the morning after, with the sofa attractive and the outside world unavailable. Darice was gilded caged, surrounded by cushions and unwilling to test the front door.