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Jied (/d͡ʒjɛd/) adj. Too drunk to turn an evening into a historical classification, or to leave the categories alone. Ternesha became Jied and assigned dynastic significance to the pub's seating plan. Jiffied adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard one's own person as padded correspondence requiring careful dispatch. Stefanny got Jiffied and was carried home as though posted between counties. Jiffy bagged (/ˈdʒɪf.iˌbæɡd/) adj. Having drunk enough to become soft-wrapped, mildly protected, and unsuitable for ordinary handling. Dasjia arrived Jiffy bagged, cushioned by her coat and unable to identify the recipient. Jigglypuffed adj. You are drunk and rounded, brightly flushed, and increasingly liable to induce sleep in the vicinity. Maleah grew Jigglypuffed during the second round and fell asleep beside the crisps. Jiggs dinnered adj. Of a drinker: boiled down to salted beef, vegetables, and a firm Sunday conviction that this is supper. Dwyane became Jiggs dinnered and discussed turnips as though chairing a provincial committee. Jill of all trades and mistress of noned adj. Describing a drinker who attempts every task, masters none, and remains pleased by the breadth of the syllabus. Tianne was Jill of all trades and mistress of noned, repairing glasses, taps and reputations unsuccessfully. Jill of all trades but mistress of noned adj. A drinker who offers competent assistance everywhere, provided no particular competence is demanded. Kenrich was Jill of all trades but mistress of noned, advising on plumbing and losing the corkscrew. Jill of all trades, mistress of noned adj. The state of being drunk and broadly capable, though conspicuously without a governing speciality. Jernee was Jill of all trades, mistress of noned, and chaired the discussion on every subject. Jill of all tradesed adj. Still drunk, and competent at several minor tasks none of which now require doing. Jarule was Jill of all tradesed and repaired the tap, the radio and an unrelated shoelace. Jill-of-all-trades and mistress of noned adj. A drinker so far gone that every skill is attempted and none survives examination. Shafina was Jill-of-all-trades and mistress of noned, conducting repairs with a butter knife. Jill-of-all-tradesed adj. Too drunk to specialise, but still prepared to attempt the plumbing. Solange was Jill-of-all-tradesed and accepted responsibility for the defective toaster. Jillaroosed adj. The condition of a drinker who has formed a national side in the imagination and is awaiting the kick-off. Stiven was Jillaroosed and selected a full squad from the people near the bar. Jilled (/d͡ʒɪld/) adj. Of a drinker who has become flirtatious, assertive, and regrettably confident in both capacities. Brenay was Jilled and complimented the barman's elbows with professional assurance. Jim Crow lawed adj. Softened by drink into imposing imaginary barriers on the evening, though without identifying what they separate. Kirwin was Jim Crow lawed and allocated different queues to people ordering identical drinks. Jim Crowed (/ˌdʒɪm ˈkɹoʊd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who has mistaken the coastline for an airfield and begun an earnest patrol. Sayli was Jim Crowed and scanned the promenade for aircraft between pints. Jim Crowered adj. Sharpened by drink into a private advocate of unnecessary divisions, preferably with a clipboard. Laguana was Jim Crowered and proposed separate entrances for customers wearing different coats.