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punch-drunk

punch-drunk is the alternative spelling of punch drunk.

Meaning of punch drunk

Adjective

punch drunk (not comparable)

  1. 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.
  2. Behaving in a bewildered or dazed manner, especially due to repeated negative events.
    • We've become so accustomed to the word 'billions' over the last ten months that we've become punch drunk about just how much the COVID-19 pandemic has really cost us all.2020 December 2, Nigel Harris, “Comment: The UK's worst crisis since 1709”, in Rail, page 3

Questions about punch-drunk

What is punch-drunk the alternative spelling of?
Punch-drunk is the alternative spelling of punch drunk.

Words near punch-drunk in the dictionary

  1. punch-down block
  2. punch-down blocks
  3. punch-downed
  4. punch-downing
  5. punch-downs
  6. punch-drunk
  7. punch-drunkenness
  8. punch-hole
  9. punch-holes
  10. punch-out
  11. punch-outs

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