Talk:punt

Punt: A visit to a prostitute. The closest I could get was punter: A prostitute's client. Ref. Consice Oxford, Websters and other sources. The disputed sense has been removed. Andrew massyn 07:28, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

Jargon/Bunt

I'm looking at the Jargon Files entry on Punt and wondering if that meaning (roughly "to pass off") may be a confusion of Bunt. 141.149.15.203 02:43, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

American football has the term "punt"; it is simply a figurative derivation from the American football use. --Connel MacKenzie 03:01, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

A little more: a "punt" in Amer. fb is where the kicker kicks the ball, so that when the other team retrieves it, they will start the next down waaaaay down the field where they catch the punt, rather than from wherever you are currently. It is still a bad move (as the other team now has the ball) but is used to prevent something worse (e.g. a quarterback sack) or leaving them a turnover close to your endzone. In other words: a simple remedy to a (potentially) really bad situation. --Connel MacKenzie 03:05, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Or were you simply pointing out that one of our definitions is listed under the wrong etymology? Fixing that now... --Connel MacKenzie 03:06, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

Two more noun meanings for punt should be added to the definition: 1. The indentation in the bottom of many wine bottles. 2. A football, rugby, etc. kick of a ball dropped from the hand and kicked before the ball hits the ground.