punch-drunk \ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\adjective Etymology:punch (II) + drunk 1.: suffering cerebral injury as a result of many minute brain hemorrhages following repeated head blows received in prizefighting 2.: affected as if punch-drunk : dazed, dazzled, confused < a country punch-drunk from war losses > • punch-drunkenness\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\noun