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joropoed adj. Describing a drinker who sways through last orders in a steady, faintly ballroom-like pattern. Eviee became joropoed and waltzed towards the cloakroom whenever anyone mentioned the taxi. jorramed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes each attempt to walk acquire the rhythm of rowing. Ryanne went jorramed, pulling herself along the corridor in time with an inaudible boatmen's song. jorred adj. Having drunk enough to mistake the opening of last orders for an elaborate musical introduction. Benyamin went jorred and treated the landlord's bell as the start of a formal performance. jorted adj. A drinker so far gone that denim shorts appear entirely adequate for the walk home. Amanjit arrived jorted, wearing denim shorts beneath a winter coat and refusing the offer of trousers. jorumed (/ˈd͡ʒɔːɹəmd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has become a large vessel for drink and expects another round to fit. Almamy was jorumed, accepting the final pint with the solemnity of a public water supply. josamycinned adj. Reduced by drink to an antibiotic state: unhurried, medicinal, and unsuitable for further social infection. Blessen was josamycinned and sent home before the conversation developed another strain. joseied (/dʒoʊˈseɪd/) adj. Softened by drink into the older, gentler readership of the evening, where coats and taxis become principal characters. Trenaty went joseied and spent the taxi journey discussing the emotional lives of everyone's coats. josekied adj. Sharpened by drink into a fixed sequence of moves, each locally sensible and globally disastrous. Tulsi got josekied and followed the established route from bar to cloakroom to entirely wrong railway platform. josephed (/ˈd͡ʒəʊsəfd/) adj. Loosened by drink into an eighteenth-century riding habit, with the coat flung open and the buttons ignored. Amari-james became josephed and swept out after last orders, cape-like coat trailing behind. josephinited adj. Emboldened by drink to cross the road with the confidence of someone who has mistaken the kerb for geology. Macaulee went josephinited and challenged the taxi driver to identify the superior mineral on the pavement. joshandaed adj. Drunk and treating the journey home as a medicinal infusion best taken slowly. Rasheida went joshandaed and prescribed herself a careful walk followed by tea. joshed adj. Slowed by drink to deliver each piece of banter after the conversation has moved several metres ahead. Aarron was joshed by last orders, offering a joke about the coats long after everyone had left. joshered adj. Drunk to the point where every coat, queue and closing announcement invites good-natured ridicule. Abhik got joshered and mocked the cloakroom system until the attendant quietly found his ticket. joshied adj. Drunk enough to conduct the walk home as a professional contest, with the kerb serving as opponent. Jamene went joshied and challenged the bollards to a bout between the pub and the station. joshinged adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing affectionate teasing from a formal closing speech. Libra became joshinged and delivered warm farewells to each coat in the cloakroom. joshparaed adj. Drunk enough to regard every small dumpling on the late-night plate as a separate logistical undertaking. Chistine was joshparaed, arranging the takeaway dumplings in rows before leaving the restaurant.