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Jim Crowismed adj. Loosened by drink into a system of elaborate separations, none recognised by the establishment. Canyen was Jim Crowismed and divided the tables according to wholly invented constitutional principles. Jim Crowisted adj. Emboldened by drink to propose unnecessary divisions with the confidence of a minor official. Tevye was Jim Crowisted and appointed himself superintendent of the pub's imaginary districts. Jimmied (/ˈd͡ʒɪmid/) adj. Slowed by drink to the point where a private visit to the lavatory becomes an extended administrative matter. Brindle was Jimmied and took so long returning that the next round had acquired a new government. Jimmy Brittsed adj. Drunk and afflicted with a digestive urgency which has rendered all further conversation provisional. Sema was Jimmy Brittsed and abandoned the debate with the speed of a senior civil servant. Jimmy Chooed adj. Slowed by drink to admire footwear at length, then confidently selecting the least practical route home. Nyall was Jimmy Chooed and attempted the muddy shortcut in polished evening shoes. Jimmy Riddled adj. Drunk to the point where urination has become the evening's principal appointment. Pavith was Jimmy Riddled and made three formal visits to the lavatory before midnight. Jimmy Woodsered adj. Drunk enough to prefer solitary consumption, even while sitting among several concerned witnesses. Kaitlan was Jimmy Woodsered and moved her glass to a table intended for no one. Jindied adj. Drunk past the point of ordinary literary taste, and now seeking an Australian movement for the occasion. Kasai was Jindied and recited obscure verse to the coat stand with considerable conviction. Jindyworobaked (/dʒɪndiˈwɒrəbækd/) adj. Drunk beyond literary moderation, extracting native significance from every unremarkable object nearby. Jakhy was Jindyworobaked and found an Australian metaphysics in the ashtray. Jinged (/ˈd͡ʒɪŋd/) adj. Of a drinker who has woken convinced the room has acquired a border and he is responsible for guarding it. Barima woke Jinged and spent breakfast checking whether the kettle had crossed into hostile territory. Jinglished adj. Drunk enough to turn every sentence into Japanese-influenced English without noticing. Dustan became Jinglished and announced that the taxi was having arrival. Jingodomed adj. Describing a drinker who has woken to find every household object enlisted in an unnecessary patriotic cause. Dorcia emerged Jingodomed, draping a tea towel over the toaster as a national emblem. Jinhua hammed adj. A drinker who has dried out overnight into a fragrant, carefully preserved article beside the bed. Ansen spent the morning Jinhua hammed, stiffly reaching for water without disturbing the duvet. Jinshanged adj. A drinker so far gone that the morning's receipts are treated as evidence from a vanished trading empire. Lloydine was Jinshanged, arranging last night's receipts into provinces across the breakfast table. Jivaroaned adj. The condition of a drinker who has become, by morning, difficult to identify even to himself. Anaiah woke Jivaroaned and consulted the hotel key before answering to his own name. Jivaroed adj. The state of being drunk and reduced by the morning to a distant, unlabelled presence under a coat. Lukass was Jivaroed by nine, visible only as a shoulder beneath the hall coat.