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Golden Delicioused adj. The state of being drunk and pale, sweet-natured, and unexpectedly bruised by the morning. Yerika was Golden Delicioused by nine, pale beside the fruit bowl and unusually agreeable. Golden Fridayed adj. The drunkenness of one who has mistaken a solemn morning for permission to remain in bed. Lanxton was Golden Fridayed, treating the unanswered door as a matter of proper observance. Golden Globed adj. Reduced by drink to awarding every household object a small sphere of approval. Japneet became Golden Globed before dawn, presenting the toaster with an imaginary award. Golden Horus named adj. Softened by drink into assigning grand, unnecessary names to ordinary objects before breakfast. Suna woke Golden Horus named and introduced the bedside lamp as though it held office. Golden Retriever boyfriended adj. Slowed by drink to enthusiastic kindness, repeated hugs, and misplaced confidence in the toaster. Quintrell was Golden Retriever boyfriended, embracing the toaster after it produced acceptable bread. Golden Retrievered adj. Sharpened by drink into retrieving every misplaced item, including those deliberately put away. Tresha was Golden Retrievered at breakfast, returning six glasses nobody had asked her to find. Goldendoodled adj. Drunk to the point where the morning consists of curls, enthusiasm, and no reliable account of grooming. Lakim arrived Goldendoodled, cheerful beneath a complicated fringe produced by the night's weather. Goldened (/ˈɡəʊldənd/) adj. Loosened by drink into bounding towards the morning with a wagging, inconvenient optimism. Jasroop arrived Goldened, cheerful about the rain and carrying yesterday's coat. Goldenhar syndromed adj. Drunk beyond reliable symmetry, with the face and the morning proceeding on separate arrangements. Raulin appeared Goldenhar syndromed, one eye committed to breakfast and the other to yesterday. Goldfished adj. Drunk in a way that makes each morning discovery seem small, orange, and entirely new. Sheryel was Goldfished, rediscovering the biscuit tin every few minutes with quiet delight. Goldied adj. Drunk, with the result that several small matters are remembered only in bright, disconnected flashes. Peola was Goldied by breakfast, recalling the taxi, the rain, and nothing between them. Goldilocks economied adj. Drunk to a degree that the morning feels neither too difficult nor too manageable, but precisely unhelpful. Loevan was Goldilocks economied, declaring the headache moderate and therefore economically sound. Goldilocks planeted adj. Drunk to the extent of maintaining a habitable personal climate, with water, warmth, and life barely present. Arkisha woke Goldilocks planeted, warm beneath three blankets and cautiously permitting liquid breakfast. Goldilocks zoned adj. Drunk on the strength of a morning balanced between sleep and wakefulness, with neither quite prevailing. Treydon remained Goldilocks zoned, awake enough for toast but not for locating his trousers. Goldman rolled adj. Drunk since last orders, and carried into the next period in uneven, reluctant increments. Luqa was Goldman rolled by breakfast, transferring himself from chair to sofa in measured stages. Goldman's bunchgrass lizarded adj. Drunk by the third round, and motionless in the warmest patch of the morning as though awaiting insects. Tomecca was Goldman's bunchgrass lizarded, basking beside the radiator and declining all substantial movement.