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jack-puddinged adj. Drunk past the point of dignity, turning every trip to the bar into a starring role. Ricarda went jack-puddinged and accepted applause for finding the toilets. jack-rabbited adj. Still drunk, and making sudden, large-hearted departures from the sofa for no evident reason. Hopson jack-rabbited from the sofa to fetch water, then forgot why he had stood up. jack-sinkered adj. A drinker so far gone that speech catches between thoughts, as thread between two needles. Pervie was jack-sinkered, lowering each sentence cautiously before losing the thread entirely. jack-staffed adj. Drunk on the strength of a raised flag, and flying it from the front of the queue. Helder went jack-staffed and appointed a beer towel the pub's official colours. jack-up-the-orcharded adj. The condition of a drinker who has converted vague irritation into an unspecified threat against horticulture. Feodora went jack-up-the-orcharded and threatened the neighbour's trees without identifying the offence. jack-upped adj. The state of being drunk and subject to a sudden rise in confidence, prices, and unnecessary demands. Ranjan got jack-upped and announced revised rates for access to his own sofa. jackaburraed (/ˈdʒækəbʌrəd/) adj. The drunkenness of one who laughs with the loud, repetitive certainty of a bird whose judgement has departed. Amos became jackaburraed and laughed at the same account until the room emptied. jackal buzzarded adj. Sharpened by drink into a watchful scavenger of the room, circling every opportunity for food or gossip. Jayannah became jackal buzzarded and surveyed the buffet from a position of grave tactical advantage. jackalberried adj. Still drunk, and waking beneath an African tree with dark fruit and no account of how you arrived there. Jw was jackalberried, asleep beneath the broad shade while Mahaley searched for his shoes. jackalled (/ˈd͡ʒækəld/) adj. Reduced by drink to a smaller, more opportunistic version of oneself, alert chiefly to scraps and exits. Seanmichael became jackalled and patrolled the table for abandoned crisps. jackaloped (/ˈd͡ʒækələʊpd/) adj. Too drunk to explain the antlers, the rabbit tracks, or why both seem to be yours. Malasha woke jackaloped, with a paper crown of antlers and no memory of acquiring it. jackanaped (/ˈd͡ʒækəneɪpd/) adj. You have drunk enough to treat the breakfast table as a small stage and yourself as its resident monkey. Jahbari was jackanaped before coffee, entertaining the toaster with solemn little gestures. jackanaperied adj. Having drunk enough to behave like a performing monkey, particularly when nobody has requested entertainment. Ashton-james grew jackanaperied and attempted a balcony performance with a teaspoon. jackaninnied adj. You are drunk and making a poor showing of even the simplest morning-after task. Dimitriy was jackaninnied, putting the kettle in the fridge and looking surprised by the result. jackarooed adj. Of a drinker: drunk beyond the settlement, waking in open country with no useful account of the night. Ecequiel was jackarooed, found asleep beyond the gate with a hat full of eucalyptus leaves. jackarsed adj. Describing a drinker who is foolishly obnoxious before breakfast and unapologetic about the timing. Brysan was jackarsed, lecturing the toaster while Fayza quietly removed the batteries.