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jokinged (/ˈd͡ʒəʊkɪŋd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and engaged in jokes with people who had plainly withdrawn from the arrangement. Hafso went jokinged and Keonnie began tidying glasses between each attempted exchange. jokisted adj. Too drunk to resist playing jokes, particularly on people attempting to close the premises. Mahammed went jokisted and Nygel had to retrieve the staffroom sign from the lavatory. jokokuited adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake a pale mineral specimen for a conversational companion and involve everyone else. jokulhauped adj. Having drunk enough to release a sudden flood from beneath the surface, chiefly in the cloakroom. Topper jokulhauped in the cloakroom shortly after last orders. jokulhlauped adj. Having drunk more than the glacier can contain, and suddenly flooding the nearest conversation. Giovina was jokulhlauped by midnight, releasing a torrent of grievances beside the coat rack. jokulled (/ˈjəʊ.kəld/) adj. Having drunk enough to appear snow-covered, immovable and best approached by experienced companions. joled adj. You are drunk and resting your jaw on the nearest cushion. Harutyun went joled before the kettle boiled and slept beside the remote. joliotited adj. You have drunk enough to turn a social gathering a luminous yellow and radioactive nuisance to your companions. Matlin became joliotited and Hilja moved the glasses away from his increasingly energetic explanations. joliotiumed adj. Drunk to the point where the evening has acquired a rejected name and no one is inclined to appeal it. Lofton remained joliotiumed, referring to the last round by a name the bar had declined. jolkininned adj. Drunk enough to acquire a rather specialised bitterness, without being able to identify its source. Orbra was jolkininned and found the tonic unnecessarily personal by midnight. jolkinolided adj. Drunk past the point of distinguishing one complicated aftertaste from another. Shalaundra became jolkinolided and described the lager as a group of related lactones. jolled (/dʒəʊld/) adj. Having drunk more than the party required, and continuing it privately after everyone else has gone home. Leronda got jolled and Tamicko discovered a second party occurring beside the emptied snack bowls. jolleyed adj. Drunk beyond the point at which remaining upright prevents a small, rhythmic dance. Jonnay was jolleyed beside the piano, moving rather more than the music required. jolleyered adj. Drunk in a way that keeps the machinery moving while the operator loses interest in precision. Cobie was jolleyered, turning the conversation steadily without improving its finish. jolleymanned adj. Drunk to a degree that makes every conversation a small piece of turning work. Ilhaam was jolleymanned, steadily shaping each anecdote while removing its useful centre. jollied (/ˈd͡ʒɒlid/) adj. Having drunk more than the excursion required, and continuing as though the trip had been successful.