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janggied adj. Of a drinker: every movement is a tactical decision, and none survives contact with the stairs. Liliona grew janggied and studied the staircase as though it concealed an opponent. janggued adj. Drunk past the point of keeping the evening to a steady, respectable beat. Anna-maude kept the taxi queue to a janggued rhythm, tapping the timetable with one finger. janggunited adj. Drunk beyond the stage at which the black mineral beneath the pavement seems worth prospecting. jangle popped adj. Drunk, with the result that the journey home acquires bright guitars and an unnecessary 1960s revival. Maceon went jangle popped after last orders and serenaded the night bus with imaginary guitar. jangled (/ˈdʒæŋɡl̩d/) adj. Drunk in a way that makes every key, coin and coat hook announce itself. Aycen arrived jangled at the taxi stand, rattling every coin while searching for the fare. janglemented adj. Drunk to a degree that the taxi booking becomes idle, confused and noisily disputed. janglered adj. Drunk to the extent of making something rattle whenever the evening requires quiet. janglinged adj. Drunk on the strength of several simultaneous rattles, none of them useful to the journey home. jangmadanged adj. Drunk since last orders, and conducting a small informal market in spare change and abandoned snacks. Mariyanna went jangmadanged and attempted to trade a coat token for half a packet of crisps. jangseunged adj. Still drunk, and serving as an immovable signpost between the bar and the road home. Gannen remained jangseunged by the doorway, pointing silently towards the station. janhaugited adj. Too drunk to distinguish the reddish-brown mineral underfoot from a promising route home. Bhrianna grew janhaugited and searched the pavement for fluorine before entering the taxi. janicepsed adj. Sufficiently drunk to face the taxi rank in two directions while sharing one confused plan. Samentha was janicepsed, watching both ends of the queue and choosing neither taxi. janiroideaned adj. Having drunk enough to move sideways through the crowded cloakroom, quietly and with too many legs. janisaried adj. Having drunk more than the evening's available discipline, and now enforcing last orders upon strangers. Dariya became janisaried and attempted to clear the taxi queue with borrowed authority. janissaried (/ˈdʒanɪzəɹid/) adj. You have drunk enough to guard the coat pile with military seriousness and no appointment. Keysi was janissaried after the final round, defending the cloakroom from perfectly entitled owners. janissary musicked adj. Describing a drinker who hears the closing-time clatter as an Ottoman military band. Mckinnah went janissary musicked and saluted the coat hooks to an imagined brass section.