punch-drunk

punch–drunk

adj \ˈpənch-ˌdrəŋk\

Definition of PUNCH-DRUNK

: suffering from cerebral injury usually resulting from minute brain hemorrhages caused by repeated head blows received in boxing and marked especially by mental confusion, incoordination, and slurred speech

—punch–drunk·en·ness \-ˌdrəŋ-kən-nəs\ noun