"punchable" meaning in English

See punchable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more punchable [comparative], most punchable [superlative]
Etymology: punch + -able Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|punch|able}} punch + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} punchable (comparative more punchable, superlative most punchable)
  1. Suitable for being punched or perforated.
    Sense id: en-punchable-en-adj-nZcXQFpE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 48 52
  2. (colloquial) Deserving to be punched or struck, or evoking the desire to do so. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-punchable-en-adj-V2HHcflH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 48 52

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