Talk:punchy
2023-07-19 It currently says "Having a punch" as definition 1. How does one "have" a punch? It seems ambiguous, because the word "have" includes 30+ definitions. Probably most don't fit with "punch". Is it like "have a cocktail"? Please use a more narrow word than "have", or rephrase entirely. Dictionary.com lists punch-drunk as the #1 definition. Should that be switched then? Or, the policy here is different...
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"Tending to overreact to routine events. I was so sleep-deprived I was starting to get punchy." Equinox ◑ 16:26, 28 May 2022 (UTC)
- The phrasing seems a bit too specific. I've definitely heard it used this way, but in a broader sense meaning "irritable". Binarystep (talk) 22:13, 28 May 2022 (UTC)
- Actually, I have heard it even broader than irritable, because it also includes being silly in a mindless sort of way. Kiwima (talk) 05:59, 3 November 2022 (UTC)
- That's the previous sense: "punch drunk". I think there's both a an "inclined to punch" sense and a "punch-drunk"sense. Chuck Entz (talk) 08:06, 3 November 2022 (UTC)
- Actually, I have heard it even broader than irritable, because it also includes being silly in a mindless sort of way. Kiwima (talk) 05:59, 3 November 2022 (UTC)
- What's the etymology? Does it mean "inclined to punch somebody"? Equinox ◑ 02:19, 29 May 2022 (UTC)
- The usage example would work for the "punch-drunk" sense. DCDuring (talk) 18:35, 29 May 2022 (UTC)
- The usage example was for the punch-drunk sense, but it got left behind when the senses were rearranged. Chuck Entz (talk) 08:06, 3 November 2022 (UTC)
- The usage example would work for the "punch-drunk" sense. DCDuring (talk) 18:35, 29 May 2022 (UTC)
- I added some cites and merged the senses. - TheDaveRoss 20:06, 3 November 2022 (UTC)