punch-drunk

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Barack Obama and his punch-drunk supporters weren't the night's only winners, though -- over in cable land,

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  1. adjective Showing signs of brain damage caused by repeated blows to the head. Used especially of a boxer.
  2. adjective Behaving in a bewildered, confused, or dazed manner.

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  • My problems with Truffaut (steadily dissipating, for the record) stem mainly from Jules And Jim, which I find too cute by half and too punch-drunk on the whole idea of "the possibilities of cinema" to actually add up to much. —  The House Next Door
  • Or maybe punch-drunk: you need a scorecard to keep track of how many times Joan Blondell slaps him, and he keeps coming back for more. —  Bright Lights After Dark
  • Are people going to look at this and say, 'I mean, he's sitting there just making jokes about money -'"Are you punch-drunk?" —  Tabloid Edition
  • Steve Kroft caught Barack Obama "laughing and chuckling several times while discussing the perilous state of the economy", at one point asking "Are you punch-drunk?" —  NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias
  • The sobering numbers come as the president backpedals from two prime-time gaffes - one comparing his bowling score to a Special Olympian and another awkwardly laughing about the economy, which prompted Steve Kroft of "60 Minutes" to ask "are you punch-drunk?" —  The Moderate Voice
 

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