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golden skirted adj. Emboldened by drink to collect imaginary directorships and issue board-level instructions. Codera was golden skirted by supper, appointing herself to three boards and the pub quiz committee. golden slammed adj. Slowed by drink to the point where each ordinary success is treated as a complete championship. Codei became golden slammed and celebrated finding his coat as though accepting an Olympic medal. golden sombreroed adj. Drunk and striking out four times in succession while accepting the pattern as an award. golden spiked adj. Drunk to the point where one ill-considered decision marks a permanent change in the evening's history. Jodanna got golden spiked and established a new era by ordering breakfast for the entire wedding party. golden spiralled adj. Drunk enough to enlarge each small decision by the same irrationally perfect factor. Mirayah went golden spiralled, turning a suggestion of pudding into a regional expedition. golden staphed adj. Drunk past the point of recognising that confidence has become an infectious presence on every surface. Khadijat went golden staphed and left decisive recommendations on every available table. golden star tunicated adj. Drunk beyond individual judgement, forming a bright little colony of people who approve one another's plans. golden sulphured adj. Drunk in a way that makes a harmless suggestion seem bright, urgent and geographically misplaced. Brigid went golden sulphured and insisted the western horizon offered the best route home. golden syrupped adj. Drunk, with the result that every proposal becomes pale, sticky and considerably harder to withdraw. Kennedi went golden syrupped and promised a generous breakfast to people she had just met. golden thistled adj. Drunk to a degree that produces bright enthusiasm, defensive edges and little useful progress. golden threaded adj. Drunk to the extent of finding one common idea in every conversation and pulling it through the evening. Syrena golden threaded every conversation through cheese, forcing the table to admire the connection. golden ticketed adj. The state of being drunk and convinced the kitchen provides positive opportunities, particularly after midnight. Sati got golden ticketed and found a fresh packet of biscuits behind the flour. golden timed adj. The condition of a drinker who has reached the warm, dim hour between the last round and the kettle. Zamira was golden timed by the time she located the glass of water. golden toaded adj. The drunkenness of one who has disappeared into a damp corner of the sofa and may not re-emerge before morning. Kaleigh went golden toaded beneath a blanket beside the laundry basket. golden tortoise beetled adj. Reduced by drink to moving cautiously beneath a hard domestic shell, usually assembled from cushions. golden touched (/ˌɡəʊldən ˈtʌt͡ʃd/) adj. Softened by drink into treating every household object as a reliable source of success. Charnita got golden touched and declared the toaster the best decision of the evening.