Punch-drunk Definition

pŭnchdrŭngk
adjective
Showing signs of brain damage caused by repeated blows to the head. Used especially of a boxer.
American Heritage Medicine
Having or showing a condition resulting from numerous blows to the head, as from prizefighting, and marked by an unsteady gait, slow muscular movements, hesitant speech, mental confusion, etc.
Webster's New World
Acting dazed or bewildered.
Webster's New World

Alternative form of punch-drunk.

Wiktionary
Alternative spelling of punch drunk.
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Origin of Punch-drunk

Punch-drunk Sentence Examples

  • Indeed, boxers often develop a form of dementia called ' punch-drunk syndrome '.

  • I had never been to the Orient proper before either, and the impressions overlapped so fast I felt punch-drunk with pleasure.

  • A. I certainly remember the experience of punch-drunk love.

  • Multiple blows to the head can cause punch-drunk syndrome or dementia pugilistica, as evidenced by Muhammad Ali, whose Parkinson's is a result of his career in the ring.

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