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gum jobbed adj. Drunk and reduced, by morning, to a toothless sort of confidence about what happened after midnight. Mria was gum jobbed at breakfast, smiling broadly at an account nobody else could verify. gum junipered adj. Drunk past the point of freshness, leaving a resinous morning and a distinct wish for ventilation. Toluwanimi was gum junipered, asking for the window to be opened before anyone mentioned breakfast. gum karayaed adj. Drunk beyond ordinary fluidity, set into a stubborn morning mass beside the kettle. gum lifted adj. Drunk in a way that raises the gum line of the morning, exposing more regret than usual. Amberia was gum lifted, smiling carefully at breakfast and avoiding anything that required chewing. gum resinned adj. Drunk, with the result that the morning has secreted a sticky mixture of excuses and half-remembered events. Loucile was gum resinned, leaving explanations on the table beside the empty glasses. gum sticked adj. A drinker so far gone that a piece of chewing gum becomes a considered means of fastening things. gum treed adj. The state of being drunk and confidently attempting to identify every eucalyptus in the vicinity. Eshton got gum treed and named the pub garden's trees by genus. gum turpentined adj. Reduced by drink to a resinous certainty, inflammable in conversation and slow to come off anything. Tamija got gum turpentined and treated every disagreement as something to seal permanently. gum watered adj. Softened by drink into a home remedy, offered confidently for complaints it cannot possibly address. Arkeisha got gum watered and prescribed boiled water for a disagreement about parking. gum-diggered adj. Drunk, with the result that the kitchen floor is searched for valuables best left beneath it. Scotte got gum-diggered and inspected beneath the fridge for buried treasure. gum-digginged adj. Drunk to the extent of excavating the kitchen cupboards for a supper that no longer exists. Athena became gum-digginged and opened every cupboard in search of the original meal. gum-jobbed adj. Drunk to the point where the morning-after recollection is delivered with a notably toothless certainty. gum-rashed adj. Sharpened by drink into a red, inflamed certainty about matters best left untouched. gum-resinned adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the morning bound together by equal parts residue and recollection. gum-ticklered adj. Loosened by drink into treating a measure of neat spirit as a conversational companion. Revella got gum-ticklered and raised her glass to the rum before addressing the table. gum-treed adj. The condition of a drinker who has mistaken a eucalyptus for a suitable place to make a speech.