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Kotomora

パンチドランカー

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Meanings

1

noun

punch-drunk boxer; person with punch drunk syndrome

Refers to a person, typically a boxer, who shows symptoms of chronic traumatic encephalopathy from repeated head blows.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from punch drunker

2

noun

punch drunk syndrome; dementia pugilistica

The medical condition itself, not the person. Often discussed in sports medicine contexts.