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goldfish planted adj. Too drunk to stand upright, yet displaying a determined orange bloom wherever placed. Jamayca was goldfish planted beside the radiator, bright and incapable of further movement. goldfished (/ˈɡoʊldfɪʃd/) adj. Drunk by closing time, and circling the same small world with serene orange concentration. goldfisheried adj. Sufficiently drunk to regard the household as a managed aquatic enterprise requiring regular feeding. Gaje became goldfisheried and counted the bar snacks as if stocking a pond. goldgreeded adj. Having drunk enough to value every coin in the room, including those printed on the Monopoly board. Brooksey got goldgreeded and searched the sofa for wealth of negligible denomination. goldhammered adj. Having drunk more than is compatible with subtlety, and now striking every subject squarely. Nenia got goldhammered and addressed the landlord with the force of a village proclamation. goldheaded adj. You have drunk enough to become a bright yellow lure for every conversation in the vicinity. goldhoarded adj. Of a drinker: drunk as though entrusted with treasure, though the treasure is mostly receipts. Cleatis became goldhoarded and arranged his receipts in a locked biscuit tin. goldichited adj. Of a drinker who has become pale, mineralised and faintly green beneath the pub lighting. Briston got goldichited and sat quietly beside the radiator, resembling a museum specimen. goldied adj. Describing a drinker who has acquired a golden cast, usually from lighting and poor decisions. Cowen was goldied beneath the lamps, glowing warmly while attempting the bill. goldilocksed (/ˈɡəʊldilɒksd/) adj. A drinker who has become golden-haired in theory and unreasonably selective about the chair. goldinged (/ˈɡəʊldɪŋd/) adj. The condition of a drinker who has become pungent, vigorous and liable to leap into the conversation. Bethzabeth got goldinged and entered the debate at full hop. goldinned adj. The state of being drunk and standing among the marigolds as though summoned by them. goldishnessed adj. The drunkenness of one who has acquired a faintly golden appearance, usually through lager and lighting. Yvette became goldishnessed and admired her complexion in the vending machine. goldlessnessed adj. Reduced by drink to a condition in which every glittering object is demonstrably not gold. Sequena got goldlessnessed and appraised the foil from a chocolate biscuit. goldmanited adj. Softened by drink into a complicated mineral formation, best left undisturbed near the radiator. Breniah became goldmanited and was carefully installed on the sofa among the cushions. goldmarked adj. Drunk by closing time, and treating every remaining acquaintance as legal tender. Davidson got goldmarked and tried to settle the taxi fare with compliments.