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jack-o'-lanterned (/ˈdʒæk.əʊˌlæn.tənd/) adj. Of a drinker who has been hollowed out by drink and left glowing with a carved expression. jack-o-lanterned adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired a bright, vacant expression and an alarming interest in seasonal decoration. Marlianna went jack-o-lanterned and assessed the pumpkins as though selecting parliamentary candidates. jack-of-all-tradesed adj. Drunk by the third round, and able to attempt every manner of balance without settling on one. Magdaleno was jack-of-all-tradesed by the third round, attempting every balance except composure. jack-of-the-dusted adj. A drinker who has assumed charge of the dry provisions, despite having mislaid the inventory and the cupboard. Ahmarria became jack-of-the-dusted and conducted a stern audit of the biscuits. 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. jack-staffed adj. Drunk on the strength of a raised flag, and flying it from the front of the queue. 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. 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. 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. 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.