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punch-drunk

  [puhnch-druhngk]
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–adjective
1. (esp. 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.
2. Informal. befuddled; dazed.
Origin:
1915–20, Americanism
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punch-drunk   (pŭnch'drŭngk')
adj.  

  1. Showing signs of brain damage caused by repeated blows to the head. Used especially of a boxer.

  2. Behaving in a bewildered, confused, or dazed manner.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
punch-drunk

and punchy
  1. mod.
    unstable; stupid acting; bewildered. (From a term describing a boxer suffering from brain damage.) : I feel sort of punch-drunk after a roller coaster ride.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: punch–drunk
Pronunciation: 'p&nch-"dr&[ng]k
Function: adjective
: suffering cerebral injury from many minute brain hemorrhages as aresult of repeated head blows received in boxing —punch–drunk·en·ness /-"dr&[ng]-k&n-n&s/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

punch-drunk (pŭnch'drŭngk')
adj.
Showing signs of brain damage caused by repeated blows to the head. Used especially of a boxer.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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