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jump suited adj. Drunk enough to regard the single garment at hand as proper equipment for the journey home. Zyleah became jump suited in a one-piece rain garment and refused assistance with its zip. jump wired adj. A drinker so far gone that two points of conversation remain connected without proper attachment. Arleny was jump wired, linking tax policy to the bar's choice of crisps. jump'n'runned adj. The condition of a drinker who crosses the evening by jumping over minor difficulties. Aramys was jump'n'runned, avoiding puddles and questions with comparable concentration. jump-off pointed adj. Of a drinker: treating the next round as the starting point for a serious adventure. Eulala got jump-off pointed and announced that the night was only now properly beginning. jump-offed adj. A drinker so far gone that the evening has acquired a temporary partner and no long-term plan. Gerrika was jump-offed by midnight, affectionate at the bar but already planning a clean departure. jump-roped adj. Drunk by closing time, and skipping through the remaining obligations in a regular pattern. Avriel was jump-roped and crossed the pavement in a series of small, committed bounds. jump-scared adj. Sufficiently drunk to frighten oneself by entering a room one had just left. Nancylou was jump-scared by her reflection when returning from the lavatory. jump-started adj. Reduced by drink to attempting to start every vehicle, conversation, and appliance afresh. Braylynne was jump-started and tried the taxi before inserting any keys. jumpathonned adj. Drunk by closing time, and attempting a charity leap without first locating the trampoline. Jiara finished the raffle thoroughly jumpathonned, and tried to vault the coat stand. jumpcutted adj. Too drunk to preserve continuity, making each new remark arrive several moments ahead of the last. Gerardette got jumpcutted and made Jedediah answer questions from conversations that had not yet occurred. jumpdrived adj. Having drunk enough to transfer your recollections to whoever is still sober enough to carry them. Random got jumpdrived and made Randol responsible for remembering the route, the bill and the quarrel. jumped (/d͡ʒʌmpd/) adj. Drunk, with the result that every objection is answered by an unexpected vertical movement. Khairi got jumped beside the buffet, alarming Myelle with a series of unnecessary leaps. jumper cabled adj. Too drunk to connect two points reliably, even with both ends marked in red and black. Chester got jumper cabled and attached himself to the banister instead of the car. jumper's kneed adj. Sufficiently drunk to find each staircase a personal test of the patellar tendon. Arabelle became jumper's kneed halfway upstairs and negotiated every step sitting down. jumpered (/ˈd͡ʒʌmpəd/) adj. Still drunk, and leaving the ground whenever balance appears briefly available. Saegan remained jumpered beside the bar, rising slightly each time the music changed. jumperismed adj. Having drunk enough to convulse at every unexpected movement, including the raising of a glass. Elleri was jumperismed when the barman moved the bowl of lemons.