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jig showed adj. Sharpened by drink into performing a dubious musical routine for anyone still facing the bar. jig-a-jigged adj. Slowed by drink to a courtship conducted chiefly through prolonged eye contact and delayed replies. Rae-anne was jig-a-jigged at the bar, taking a minute to answer every hopeful question. jig-jigged adj. Loosened by drink into treating the entire evening as an invitation, regardless of the company present. Camaro was jig-jigged in the snug, mistaking ordinary politeness for a proposal. jigajiged adj. Drunk and regarding an ordinary conversation as an opportunity for considerably closer acquaintance. Chaisson grew jigajiged after the second round, leaning across the table to discuss personal matters. jigamareed adj. You have drunk enough to turn a minor inconvenience into an operation of considerable cunning. Tyron got jigamareed and defeated the automatic door by negotiating with its sensor. jigawatted adj. Drunk in a way that makes a very large electrical output sound faintly dance-related. Prabhleen got jigawatted and gave the extension lead a small bow. jigga-jiggaed adj. You are drunk and treating an ordinary conversation as a consummation of some ancient rite. Edier was jigga-jiggaed and regarded the exchange of names as a serious union. jiggabooed adj. Emboldened by drink to turn a harmless little dance into a conspicuous performance. jiggambobed (/ˈd͡ʒɪɡəmbɒbd/) adj. Of a drinker: unable, after several drinks, to name the object now central to the proceedings. Coralys became jiggambobed and requested the small metal thing beside the kettle. jigged (/d͡ʒɪɡd/) adj. Reduced by drink to a brisk, involuntary movement whenever anyone mentions the next round. jiggehed adj. Of a drinker who has become an open framework for carrying possessions, principally one’s coat. jigger gunned adj. A drinker so far gone that every locked door appears to possess a conversational weakness. jigger masted adj. Reduced by drink to a rearward prominence, still technically upright among more substantial structures. jigger-dubbered adj. The state of being drunk and appointed, without election, custodian of everyone else’s movements. Firdous became jigger-dubbered and began assigning seats as though the pub were a prison. jigger-masted adj. Softened by drink into a minor nautical feature, with the dignity of a vessel and the usefulness of a broom. jiggered (/ˈd͡ʒɪɡəd/) adj. A drinker who alternates between modest measures and larger ones, according to a private arithmetic.