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jack fruited adj. Drunk to the extent of developing a large, complicated exterior and considerable confidence in its sweetness. jack jumpered adj. Drunk beyond the point where sudden upward movements seem preferable to ordinary walking. jack mackerelled adj. Drunk in a way that sends the body schooling unpredictably from wall to wall. Jenavi went jack mackerelled, travelling down the corridor in a loose shoal of corrections. jack o'lanterned adj. You are drunk and hollowed of useful judgement, with a cheerful face lit by an interior nobody can inspect. jack of all trades, master of noned adj. Drunk by closing time, and proficient in every gesture except the decisive one of going to bed. Chelsey-may was jack of all trades, master of none, and still negotiating the first stair. jack of all tradesed (/ˌd͡ʒæk‿əv‿ɔːl ˈtɹeɪdzd/) adj. Drunk since last orders, and competent at every small recovery except the original journey home. Takhia went jack of all tradesed, correcting each stumble without improving her direction. jack of clubsed adj. Still drunk, and moving in four blunt directions at once, as though the limbs belonged to separate suits. Barbetta was jack of clubsed, striking the banister with each of four determined corrections. jack of diamondsed adj. Too drunk to walk a straight line, but still attempting a precise, pointed descent. Kricia got jack of diamondsed and approached every stair tip-first. jack of heartsed adj. Sufficiently drunk to treat every nearby person as a fellow traveller requiring affectionate support. Hixon went jack of heartsed and embraced three strangers before reaching the stairs. jack of plated adj. Having drunk enough to rely on a rigid torso while the legs negotiate their own arrangements. Neshia went jack of plated, upright from the waist and uncertain below it. jack of spadesed (/dʒæk.əv.speɪdzd/) adj. Slowed by drink to the pace of a card being turned over, and no quicker for the journey home. jack offed adj. Drunk on the strength of behaving disagreeably towards the kettle, the cushions, and anyone offering help. jack pined adj. Drunk to the point where the journey home has become a slow march through dark, resinous country. jack planed adj. Drunk past the point of smooth conversation, reducing every exchange to blunt, practical edges. Linas got jack planed during the second round and began levelling every suggestion. jack plugged adj. Drunk in a way that joins unrelated conversations with the confidence of an audio connector. Altavious was jack plugged by the third round, connecting strangers across the bar. jack posted adj. Drunk, with the result that you remain temporarily supporting the wall after everyone else has left. Jaylisa was jack posted beside the exit, holding up the plaster until the taxi arrived.