punch-drunk
[ puhnch-druhngk ]
/ ˈpʌntʃˌdrʌŋk /
adjective
(especially of a boxer) having cerebral concussion caused by repeated blows to the head and consequently exhibiting unsteadiness of gait, hand tremors, slow muscular movement, hesitant speech, and dulled mentality.
Informal.
befuddled; dazed.
Origin of punch-drunk
An Americanism dating back to 1915–20
Words nearby punch-drunk
punch list,
punch out,
punch press,
punch spoon,
punch-and-judy show,
punch-drunk,
punch-drunk syndrome,
punch-out,
punch-up,
punchbag,
punchball
Example sentences from the Web for punch-drunk
It felt like I was watching a lame reappropriation of the paradise scenes in Punch-Drunk Love.
Emmys 2013: What Show Should Win It All? Our Critics Debate |Kevin Fallon, Marlow Stern |September 21, 2013 |DAILY BEASTIt wasnt a dream, Nick muttered, shaking his head like a punch-drunk fighter.
The Sex Life of the Gods |Michael KnerrThis punch-drunk pounding on the Cretan-Dorian fracas as if it were the only battle going and the only way to work things.
The Big Time |Fritz Reuter Leiber
British Dictionary definitions for punch-drunk
punch-drunk
adjective
demonstrating or characteristic of the behaviour of a person who has suffered repeated blows to the head, esp a professional boxer
dazed; stupefied
Medical definitions for punch-drunk
punch-drunk
adj.
Showing signs of brain damage caused by repeated blows to the head. Used especially of a boxer.