Main Entry: punch–drunk

Pronunciation: \ˈpənch-ˌdrəŋk\

Function: adjective

: 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