punching someone's lights out

A form of punch someone's lights out — To give someone a serious beating using one's fists; to punch someone until he or she is unconscious.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of punch someone's lights out
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punching someone's lights out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/punching%20someone's%20lights%20out

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“punching someone's lights out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/punching%20someone's%20lights%20out. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “punching someone's lights out,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/punching%20someone's%20lights%20out.

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