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\ (audio pronunciation) noun

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