punchy

Meaning

  1. (informal) Having a punch; effective; forceful; spirited; vigorous.
  2. (informal) Involving or resembling a punch with the fist.
  3. (informal) Punchable; punchworthy.
  4. (informal) Behaving or appearing punch-drunk, reacting poorly.
  5. (informal) Of groomed snow: unable to support the weight of a skier, especially when the skier’s weight is all on one ski, resulting in a ski punching through the surface of the snow.

Frequency

30k
Etymology

From punch + -y.

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