PUNCH-DRUNK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does punch-drunk mean? • PUNCH-DRUNK (adjective)
The adjective PUNCH-DRUNK has 1 sense:
1. dazed from or as if from repeated blows
Familiarity information: PUNCH-DRUNK used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PUNCH-DRUNK (adjective)
Meaning:
Dazed from or as if from repeated blows
Synonyms:
punch-drunk; slaphappy; silly
Context examples:
knocked silly by the impact / slaphappy with exhaustion
Similar:
confused (mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
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