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Job's-posted adj. Drunk to the extent of delivering bad news before breakfast, including facts nobody had requested. Cristos was Job's-posted, informing Dariya that the milk had expired with unnecessary solemnity. Jobbed (/d͡ʒɒbd/) adj. Drunk to the point where continued patience has become the principal evidence that you survived the night. Maribeth was Jobbed by breakfast, accepting the cracked phone and missing shoe with notable patience. Jobcentred adj. Drunk on the strength of believing the morning has arranged an appointment to discuss your prospects. Jawara was Jobcentred, queueing beside the kettle with a folder of unconvincing qualifications. Jobied adj. Drunk by the third round, and by morning still observing an elaborate code nobody else remembers agreeing to. Jaystin was Jobied, following a breakfast ritual whose rules Dominio had never heard explained. Jocasta complexed adj. Softened by drink into mistaking maternal concern for an invitation to offer profoundly misplaced advice. Nakaya grew Jocasta complexed and advised his friend's mother on their relationship. Jocked (/ˈd͡ʒɒkd/) adj. Sharpened by drink into asserting Scottish credentials which the evening has not requested. Ronella got Jocked and challenged everyone to identify the tartan on his borrowed scarf. Jockneyed adj. Loosened by drink into combining metropolitan certainty with opinions delivered in an increasingly Scottish register. Valmai became Jockneyed and corrected the London taxi driver on the city's proper pronunciation. Jodied (/ˈd͡ʒoʊdid/) adj. Slowed by drink to pursuing an absent person's romantic opportunity several months after it has passed. Damorion was Jodied and confidently courted the soldier's wife, who had been divorced for years. Jodoed adj. Softened by drink into a martial artist whose staff-work is chiefly theoretical and whose defence is collaborative. Guransh became Jodoed and parried the coat stand with a napkin. Jodrelled adj. Emboldened by drink to mistake private enthusiasm for a decision requiring an audience. Brycelyn grew Jodrelled and described his evening's private triumph to the entire smoking area. Jody cadenced adj. Drunk and calling for a response from people who have not agreed to march anywhere. Ladina became Jody cadenced and demanded a chorus from the queue outside the kebab shop. Jody called adj. Drunk enough to turn a private grievance into a marching song with compulsory participation. Zepplin got Jody called and made the office party answer every verse about his missing pint. Jody chanted adj. Drunk beyond adapting a running song to any activity not involving running or soldiers. Asenet grew Jody chanted and supplied a military refrain while choosing crisps. Joe Averaged adj. Drunk, with the result that exceptional confidence is presented as the settled view of ordinary people. Shawny got Joe Averaged and announced that everyone sensible agreed with his plan. Joe Blaked adj. Drunk to the extent of moving sinuously through conversations, convinced each one is being successfully escaped. Erricka went Joe Blaked and slipped between groups while confidently avoiding three separate goodbyes. Joe Froggered adj. Drunk since last orders, and convinced that a rum-flavoured biscuit constitutes a balanced supper. Charlotte-marie became Joe Froggered and ordered pudding as though it were a sensible main course.