ALL meanings of punch-drunk
punch-drunk
P p - adjective punch-drunk (especially 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. 1
- adjective punch-drunk Informal. befuddled; dazed. 1
- adjective punch-drunk A punch-drunk boxer shows signs of brain damage, for example by being unsteady and unable to think clearly, after being hit too often on the head. 0
- adjective punch-drunk If you say that someone is punch-drunk, you mean that they are very tired or confused, for example because they have been working too hard. 0
- adjective punch-drunk demonstrating or characteristic of the behaviour of a person who has suffered repeated blows to the head, esp a professional boxer 0
- adjective punch-drunk dazed; stupefied 0
- adjective punch-drunk having or showing a condition resulting from numerous blows on the head, as from boxing, and marked by an unsteady gait, slow muscular movements, hesitant speech, mental confusion, etc. 0
- adjective punch-drunk acting dazed or bewildered 0