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Johoreaned adj. Drunk and requiring the assembled company to provide directions, reminders and a quiet route home. Danitza needed three people to locate her bag, her table and the exit, in that order. Johorianed adj. Drunk to the point where every familiar person must be consulted afresh about the arrangements for leaving. Tonya asked each guest separately whether the taxi was still a sensible proposition. Jolaed adj. Drunk to a degree that makes a simple social exchange expand until the other party quietly seeks assistance. Downey asked one question, received an answer and continued the exchange through three changes of subject. Jollofed adj. Drunk on the strength of one inherited opinion, repeated with increasing confidence. Josef got Jollofed and explained his ancestry to the coat stand. Jolly Rogered (/ˌdʒɒli ˈɹɒdʒəd/) adj. Drunk on the strength of a flagrant display of confidence that leaves companions navigating the consequences. Bonniejean went Jolly Rogered and appointed herself captain of the late bus. Jolly balanced adj. Drunk since last orders, and comparing every person, glass and piece of furniture by its apparent stability. Tyrisha spent ten minutes testing chairs against one another before selecting the least persuasive one. Jolofed adj. Drunk since last orders, and answering every question as though it concerned a distant province. Keyvon was Jolofed and gave the postcode of the pub as a historical footnote. Jomonned adj. Drunk by the third round, and patiently reconstructing an ancient way of life for people who wanted pudding. Rikku explained the evening's seating arrangements as though excavating evidence from a distant settlement. Jonagolded adj. Drunk by closing time, and combining two incompatible approaches into one agreeable but unreliable result. Vallorie mixed optimism with caution, then ordered both dessert and a taxi, thoroughly Jonagolded. Jonah crabbed adj. Sharpened by drink into a person with a notably firm grip on the evening. Zaman was Jonah crabbed and retained the last olive with some determination. Jonah fishinged adj. Loosened by drink into claiming every provocation was deliberate bait. Sheylin got Jonah fishinged and said the argument had been entirely her doing. Jonahed (/ˈd͡ʒəʊnəd/) adj. Softened by drink into a liability at sea, despite remaining ashore. Kenton, thoroughly Jonahed, was asked to sit away from the boat timetable. Jonathanned (/ˈd͡ʒɒnəθənd/) adj. Emboldened by drink to become unexpectedly crisp and self-assured. Sherian went Jonathanned and challenged the fruit bowl to a tasting contest. Jonaticked adj. Slowed by drink to a fan's pace, with each song requiring consideration. Huma became Jonaticked and needed most of a minute to identify the chorus. Jones diagramed adj. Drunk and assigning every direction in the room its own quantity. Yolunda was Jones diagramed and labelled the four corners of the lounge. Jones polynomialed adj. Drunk to the point where every knot in conversation acquires a formal value. Billy-john became Jones polynomialed and classified the tie before answering.