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punch-drunk syndrome
noun
: chronic traumatic encephalopathy
The most important factor in the development of the punch-drunk syndrome seems to be time spent in the ring getting punched in the head.—
David Noonan
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By the fifties, punch-drunk syndrome was being described as dementia pugilistica and chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
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Ingfei Chen, The New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1946, in the meaning defined above
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“Punch-drunk syndrome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/punch-drunk%20syndrome. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.
Medical Definition
punch-drunk syndrome
noun
: chronic traumatic encephalopathy
The most important factor in the development of the punch-drunk syndrome seems to be time spent in the ring getting punched in the head.—
David Noonan, The New York Times Magazine
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