PUNCH-DRUNK


Meaning of PUNCH-DRUNK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpənch-ˌdrəŋk ]

adjective

Etymology: punch (II)

Date: 1918

1. : suffering cerebral injury usually from many minute brain hemorrhages that is a result of repeated head blows received in boxing and is typically marked by mental confusion, incoordination, and slurred speech

2. : behaving as if punch-drunk : dazed, confused

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.