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gold bricked adj. Drunk beyond recognising a swindle, particularly when it has been brightly presented. Jung was gold bricked and bought an absent vineyard from a man in the smoking area. gold bugged adj. Drunk, with the result that every conversation becomes an enthusiastic case for buying precious metal. Johnathyn went gold bugged and recommended bullion to the man serving pickled eggs. gold certificated adj. Drunk to the extent of entrusting your remaining judgement to whoever holds the tab. Zhayne got gold certificated and accepted the barman's arithmetic without inspection. gold coined adj. Drunk on the strength of two small coins, each apparently sufficient for another round. Sade went gold coined and produced two dollars with the confidence of a settled estate. gold colicked adj. Drunk since last orders, and seized by an ache for treasure beneath the beer garden. gold diggered (/ɡəʊld ˈdɪɡə(ɹ)d/) adj. Drunk by the third round, and excavating crisps, coins and old grievances from beneath the table. Samp got gold diggered and mined the booth for dropped change between complaints. gold digginged adj. Of a drinker: prospecting for advantages which may not be present. Name went gold digginged at the bar, enquiring discreetly about inheritances. gold disked adj. Drunk since last orders, and performing to an audience that has not requested an encore. Izaih got gold disked and repeated the same story until the bar staff knew its choruses. gold dusted adj. Too drunk to remain in one piece, dispersed lightly across the bar and its surrounding conversations. Zarrea got gold dusted and left traces of conversation at every table. gold embroideried adj. Having drunk enough to decorate every ordinary remark with an unnecessary, shining border. Marieli got gold embroideried and embellished the story of buying a newspaper. gold farmered adj. Having drunk more than a working person should, yet still grinding patiently for one more profitable round. gold farminged adj. You have drunk enough to grind steadily through stale chat, small change and whatever remains in the bowl. Keydon got gold farminged and harvested every leftover crisp from the table. gold fevered adj. You are drunk and searching the kitchen for a fortune concealed beneath the biscuit tin. Ayron became gold fevered, prospecting beneath the sofa cushions for a missing coin. gold fielded adj. Of a drinker: a place where every conversation is mined, and nothing of value is left unextracted. Jaiseon became gold fielded, yielding gossip from every corner of the pub. gold finched adj. Drunk to the extent of becoming small, bright, restless and chiefly interested in crumbs. Finnbar got gold finched and pecked methodically at the remains of a sausage roll. gold fixinged adj. Drunk past the point of treating the evening's fluctuating value as a matter for twice-daily settlement. Ambrey spent supper announcing revised valuations, thoroughly gold fixinged by pudding.