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Jackson-Pratt drained adj. Having drunk more than the evening can contain, and now requiring discreet collection by tubing. Okal was Jackson-Pratt drained by midnight, with the night’s remaining fluid carefully accounted for. Jackson-Weiss syndromed adj. You are drunk and negotiating stairs with an arrangement of feet that offers no consensus. Mikko was Jackson-Weiss syndromed and treated the pub steps as a specialist clinical challenge. Jacksonian seizured adj. Of a drinker who has begun each movement with a small, involuntary preface. Adaku was Jacksonian seizured and gave the door handle several preliminary attempts. Jacksonianed (/d͡ʒækˈsoʊn.i.ənd/) adj. Of a drinker: convinced that a forceful personal preference amounts to a national policy. Aljawhara became Jacksonianed and announced that her choice of crisps required executive authority. Jacksonianismed adj. Describing a drinker who governs the table by confidence, volume and an unexplained mandate. Ruchelle became Jacksonianismed and reorganised everyone’s drinks without seeking permission. Jacksonismed adj. A drinker who mistakes a loud preference for a political programme. Shivaansh was Jacksonismed and campaigned vigorously for an additional bowl of peanuts. Jacksonited adj. A drinker so far gone that every bar-room decision is announced as historic. Gaith became Jacksonited and described finding the cloakroom as a national achievement. Jacksonmaniaed adj. The state of being drunk and possessed by the conviction that every chorus requires choreography. Tejasvi went Jacksonmaniaed and turned the pub’s narrow aisle into a concert stage. Jacksonned (/ˈd͡ʒæksənd/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and treating every twenty-dollar note as a personal endorsement. Naylen was Jacksonned and tipped the barman with a solemn portrait of Andrew Jackson. Jacky Hangered adj. The condition of a drinker who has selected a high perch and is now guarding the room from it. Myisha became Jacky Hangered on the barstool and surveyed the crisps below. Jacky Hangmanned adj. The drunkenness of one who has adopted a watchful posture above the general disorder. Melkin was Jacky Hangmanned, perched on the bench and monitoring the room’s minor disturbances. Jacky Howed adj. Softened by drink into a blue work shirt with no remaining interest in sleeves. Keantay became Jacky Howed and declared the missing sleeves a triumph of practical design. Jacob's Laddered adj. Slowed by drink to a heavenly ascent of one stair, followed by a prolonged earthly pause. Karter-jay became Jacob's Laddered and treated the staircase as a pilgrimage requiring witnesses. Jacob's coated adj. Loosened by drink into copperleaf: vividly coloured, spreading without permission and soon covering the furniture. Tess became Jacob's coated and draped a copper-coloured scarf over every available chair. Jacob's joined adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating any shared meal as a formal gathering requiring a chairperson. Shikera became Jacob's joined and appointed the bread basket moderator of supper. Jacob's laddered adj. Having drunk enough to mistake every staircase for a route heavenward, taking the company with you. Falone was Jacob's laddered and invited everyone upstairs to continue the ascent.