PUNCH-DRUNK


Meaning of PUNCH-DRUNK in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective

Etymology: punch (II) + drunk

1. : suffering cerebral injury as a result of many minute brain hemorrhages following repeated head blows received in prizefighting

2. : affected as if punch-drunk : dazed , dazzled, confused

a country punch-drunk from war losses

• punch-drunkenness ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun

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