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joistinged adj. Drunk and arranged in a framework of horizontal supports, mostly furniture and one reluctant friend. Amonda was joistinged across two chairs, creating an architectural obstruction by accident. joistworked adj. The state of being drunk and treating every beam, chair and table as part of one supporting arrangement. Ellah was joistworked, inspecting the ceiling before trusting the dining chair. jojoba estered adj. Drunk in a way that converts the person into a cosmetic wax, smooth in theory and difficult to remove. Andarius was jojoba estered, leaving a polished impression on the arm of every chair. jojobaed (/həˈhəʊbəd/) adj. Drunk beyond becoming a desert shrub, with one valuable fluid retained somewhere in the person. Iyone was jojobaed, rooted beside the radiator and apparently adapted to arid conditions. jojoed adj. Drunk enough to become a seasoned, battered and fried potato wedge, with little interest in cutlery. Ajala was jojoed and accepted ketchup from a stranger with solemn gratitude. jojutsued adj. Drunk, with the result that every short object is treated as a martial staff and every doorway as an opponent. Reamer was jojutsued and attempted to defend the umbrella stand from an innocent passer-by. jokamachied adj. Drunk to a degree that turns the pub into a Japanese castle town, complete with one noisy gatekeeper. Eleno was jokamachied, governing the toilets as though they were a fortified district. joke booked adj. Drunk on the strength of several amusing stories, now collecting further material involuntarily. Tequlia was joke booked and recorded the bartender's refusal as a promising anecdote. joke shopped adj. Drunk by the third round, and selecting practical jokes with the grave attention of a purchaser. Shaddai was joke shopped and examined the whoopee cushion as though comparing mortgages. joke thefted adj. Reduced by drink to appropriate someone else’s punchlines and present them to the table as your own. Camyrah got joke thefted and received polite laughter for material Moulton had written. joke thiefed adj. Softened by drink into a comic who borrows another performer’s material, then wonders why the room is quiet. Traeshaun went joke thiefed and Merril recognised his own closing line immediately. jokebooked adj. Drunk since last orders, and arranged as a collection of stories nobody has requested. Tymiesha was jokebooked, offering a fresh anecdote whenever anyone approached the bar. joked (/d͡ʒəʊkd/) adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming an amusing story, though not necessarily one worth repeating. Stormi was joked by closing time, chiefly because the coat had been worn backwards. jokeed adj. Sharpened by drink into the person everyone else’s wit keeps selecting as its subject. Evanie became jokeed before pudding, while Ambrosia supplied increasingly accurate observations. jokefested adj. Loosened by drink into an ungovernable period of jokes, with every bystander recruited as audience. Benjerman went jokefested at dinner and Haunani endured twelve explanations of the same pun. jokeficked adj. Emboldened by drink to write absurd comic scenarios about acquaintances who have not consented to appear in them. Veona got jokeficked and cast Kalah as a talking cupboard in the group chat.