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jook jointed adj. Emboldened by drink to turn the sitting room into a blues venue and the sofa into a dance partner. Nicolle was jook jointed, while Lucienne watched her dance carefully around the glass of water. jook organned adj. Drunk and playing the kitchen’s appliances as though they were a player piano with one stubborn tune. Marceen was jook organned, while Henal listened to the same refrain beside the sink. jooked (/dʒuːkd/) adj. Loosened by drink into repeated evasive movements whenever a straight line is required. Montero went jooked between the tables, avoiding chairs that were not moving. jookered adj. Sufficiently drunk to treat every knife as essential equipment for getting home. Kielynn got jookered and inspected the takeaway cutlery before joining the queue for a taxi. joolaed adj. Drunk enough to treat the gap between intention and action as a bridge suspended in mid-air. Christropher got joolaed and announced that the puddle required a formal crossing. joolahed adj. Drunk past the point of trusting solid ground, yet confident that the wobble is engineered. Araseli went joolahed and inspected the pavement for supporting cables. jooled adj. Sharpened by drink into treating every strap and cloth fitting as a saddle, and mounting accordingly. Lindsey got jooled and attempted to saddle the hall rug before anyone intervened. joomed adj. Drunk, with the result that every inconvenience is cleared, burned, and immediately replanted. Tonae went joomed and reorganised the buffet as though establishing farmland. joominged adj. Drunk by closing time, and convinced that burning the old plan is the first step towards progress. Agapita got joominged and proposed a bonfire for the unused party decorations. joramed adj. The condition of a drinker who has become a large communal vessel for the evening's remaining conversation. Acsa went joramed and collected three unfinished stories while waiting for the minicab. jorbed adj. The condition of a drinker who has reduced every conversation to one blunt, monosyllabic task. Mardelle was jorbed and answered every question with the same grave syllable. jordanited adj. You are drunk and greyly immovable, with the mineral composure of someone waiting for a late night bus. Kailand stood jordanited beside the closed kebab shop, declining three suggestions to call a taxi. jordanned (/ˈd͡ʒɔːdn̩d/) adj. Having drunk more than can be decanted sensibly, with the last round still waiting at the mouth. Anisia became jordanned and poured half her drink into the saucer before finding the taxi rank. jordened adj. You have drunk enough to carry the final round with ceremonial care and spill it at the first kerb. Tondra went jordened and held the pint level all the way to the door, then lost it on the pavement. jorimed adj. Of a drinker: simmered slowly in successive rounds until leaving the table seems unnecessarily abrupt. Joshau was jorimed by midnight, still absorbing the evening while everyone else collected their coats. joromied adj. Of a drinker who has acquired an embroidered exterior and no longer distinguishes coat from formalwear. Kiswanna went joromied and accepted a stranger's scarf as an appropriate layer for the walk home.