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jocked (/ˈd͡ʒɒkd/) adj. Having drunk more than a common man can reasonably explain, and offering the explanation anyway. Dolphine became jocked and addressed the entire bar as ordinary citizens. jockered adj. Of a drinker who has mistaken aggressive confidence for reliable coordination. Albertia was jockered and challenged the narrow hallway to a contest of wills. jocketted adj. Describing a drinker who has adopted the posture of a female race rider without acquiring the balance. Jamonie went jocketted and leaned into every bend between the tables. jockey boxed adj. A drinker so far gone that the only reliable route to refreshment is through a cooled coil of tubing. Vanshon was jockey boxed and asked the temporary bar to serve him from its machinery. jockey briefsed adj. The state of being drunk and dressed for speed, though neither speed nor dressing has survived the evening. Jermal arrived jockey briefsed and attempted the stairs with alarming economy of clothing. jockey pantsed adj. The condition of a drinker who has reduced clothing and coordination to the same short length. Salomon became jockey pantsed and negotiated the landing with both hands on the wall. jockey pumped adj. The drunkenness of one who maintains the pressure by small, persistent efforts long after the system has failed. Mylii went jockey pumped and repeatedly squeezed the handrail before attempting another step. jockey shortsed adj. Reduced by drink to brief movements, brief remarks, and a very long pause before standing. Moira became jockey shortsed and completed the journey to the door in several small decisions. jockey squatted adj. You have drunk enough to commit to a low, precarious position — weight forward, balance distributed across the toes — from which an orderly withdrawal is no longer possible. Tristianna was found jockey squatted beside the coffee table, apparently waiting for something to happen. jockey strapped adj. Sharpened by drink into a person held together chiefly by determination and a narrow supporting band. Margretta became jockey strapped and used the banister as structural equipment. jockey valved adj. Of a drinker: releasing small amounts of steam at intervals, never trusted with the main conversation. Georgie-rae was jockey valved, offering brief remarks before returning cautiously to silence. jockey's capped adj. Too drunk to leave the pub without first flourishing, like a flower, beside the coat stand. Rakeisha was jockey's capped by closing time, blooming beside the unattended coats. jockeydomed adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard the journey home as a race requiring several competing riders. Ryenne became jockeydomed after the third round and challenged Taniaya to the bus stop. jockeyed (/ˈdʒɒkid/) adj. A drinker who negotiates the room competitively, using furniture as a course and corners as obstacles. jockeyinged adj. Having drunk enough to manoeuvre between rounds, coats and exits without committing to any. jockeyismed adj. Having drunk more than the evening can safely carry, yet still riding every delay competitively. Cassy grew jockeyismed during the final round and treated the cloakroom queue as a race.