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jodoed adj. Sharpened by drink into a practitioner who regards every short object as a weapon and every doorway as an opponent. Trashaun was jodoed and conducted a defensive kata with the broom handle. jody cadenced adj. Drunk to the point where an absent lover becomes a fully rehearsed explanation for every missed step. Najirah got jody cadenced and blamed an imaginary rival for losing her way home. jody called adj. Drunk past the point of recognising that a call-and-response requires someone willing to respond. Shawnti became jody called and sang to the closed off-licence until the driver intervened. joe blaked adj. Drunk on the strength of believing every difficult situation can be exited by making it narrower. Khaelyn got joe blaked and threaded through the crowded pub with a plan no one could see. joe jobbed adj. Emboldened by drink to undertake a thankless minor task, chiefly because nobody else has claimed it. Kimetra grew joe jobbed and offered to alphabetise the landlord's receipts. joe-pye weeded adj. Slowed by drink to the stately, herbaceous pace of a plant that has no intention of hurrying. Tayra was joe-pye weeded and took four minutes to cross the modest distance to the bar. joed (/d͡ʒoːd/) adj. You are drunk and addressing every male in the vicinity as though he were an old acquaintance. Grafton got joed and clasped the barman's hand as if they had served together. joeed adj. Drunk and resembling a blue snakeweed in the one respect that matters: a stubborn refusal to remain unobtrusive. Chelynne was joeeed and wound through the party in a conspicuously serpentine fashion. joesmithited adj. Drunk to the point where the drinker has become mineralogical: dark, dense, and composed chiefly of incompatible constituents. Viviana grew joesmithited and accumulated conflicting opinions without any visible loss of density. joewooded adj. Drunk enough to stand like a perennial tree, rooted to one spot and offering little practical assistance. Faira became joewooded beside the fireplace and declined every proposal involving movement. joey worded adj. Drunk beyond recognising that a word may be concealed within another, and liable to find one regardless. Khang was joey worded and discovered marsupials in the landlord's most ordinary announcement. joeyed (/ˈd͡ʒoʊ.id/) adj. Drunk past the point of adult independence, requiring supervision while retaining a disconcerting capacity for sudden movement. Cora-lee was joeyed and had to be retrieved from behind the curtains. jog braed adj. Drunk, with the result that vigorous movement is attempted under inadequate administrative support. Shelva was jog braed and began a determined circuit of the garden in evening shoes. jog-trotted adj. Drunk beyond a slow, regular, jolting gait, with each morning-after step separately negotiated. Darcy-rose came downstairs jog-trotted, proceeding at a dependable but deeply uncomfortable rhythm. jogaed adj. Drunk beyond the reach of balance, though still attempting a disciplined posture. Honie was jogaed and folded carefully into the corner of the sofa. joganoshed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every unfamiliar person appear to require a lengthy, unsolicited classification. Yuneicy became joganoshed and attempted to categorise the entire wedding reception.