punch drunk
Dizzy or confused due to repeat blows to the headDizzy or confused due to repeat blows to the head.
» I feel punch-drunk.
Eccles17 · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(not comparable)Dizzy or confused due to repeat blows to the head.
The fighter looked harmlessly punch drunk, but he was only faking and suddenly threw a vicious, skillful blow.
(not comparable)Behaving in a bewildered or dazed manner, especially due to repeated negative events.
Examples
4 sentencesI feel punch-drunk.
My glucose was low and I felt punch drunk.
Boxers end up punch-drunk after getting so many blows.
I thought being 'punch drunk' meant operating a punch press too long, not being punched in the head too many times.
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1 related wordsRelatedpunch-drunkenness