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gold generaled adj. Drunk beyond moving in every permissible direction except towards the sensible conclusion. gold hatbanded adj. Drunk in a way that makes a student of noble birth seem merely overdressed for the bus. Wendylee arrived gold hatbanded, carrying the dignity of a college portrait into the kebab shop. gold in them thar hillsed adj. Drunk, with the result that every distant mound contains a fortune and the garden shed requires prospecting. Arouge went gold in them thar hillsed and tested the compost heap for precious metal. gold leafed adj. Drunk to a degree that leaves the person thinly spread, decorative, and attached to whatever surface is nearest. gold mastered adj. Drunk to the extent of considering the evening a finished release, despite its poor prospects for duplication. Aide declared the gathering gold mastered and sent everyone home with the same story. gold medalisted adj. Drunk by the third round, and behaving as though sobriety were an inferior sporting category. Ethaniel went gold medalisted and took a bow after locating his own coat. gold medalled adj. Drunk since last orders, and carrying victory in a manner unsuited to the modest event of finding a taxi. Mhairi-anne came gold medalled from the pub and accepted the taxi rank as a podium. gold medallisted adj. Drunk by closing time, and regarding each minor success as an achievement worthy of presentation. gold mined (/ˈɡəʊldˌmaɪnd/) adj. Still drunk, and excavating valuable conversation from a table where everyone else has gone home. Rosalio stayed gold mined, searching the empty crisps bowl for one final nugget of wisdom. gold minered adj. Still drunk, and prospecting among strangers for one person willing to hear the whole story. Adyleigh went gold minered, panning each conversation for a sympathetic audience. gold mohured adj. Sufficiently drunk to mistake a flowering shrub for an imperial announcement, then water it ceremonially. gold mothed adj. Of a drinker: fluttering towards every bright object, especially the lamp over the fruit bowl. Dmari went gold mothed and spent ten minutes orbiting the kitchen light. gold named adj. Of a drinker who has acquired the grandeur of a pharaoh and the practical needs of a taxi passenger. Ruppert became gold named and announced his full titles before asking for chips. gold ochred (/ɡəʊld ˈəʊkə(ɹ)d/) adj. Describing a drinker who has settled into a dark yellow stillness, like paint awaiting a decorator. Rayjon sat gold ochred in the armchair, a subdued feature of the sitting room. gold open accessed adj. A drinker who makes every thought immediately available, without charge or editorial review. Edwar went gold open accessed and published his childhood grievances beside the sink. gold pieced adj. The state of being drunk and reduced to one bright, portable unit of questionable purchasing power. Moshe became gold pieced and guarded his coin more carefully than his phone.