Punt

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Punt can mean the following:

• a kind of boat; see punt (boat); in Australia a cable ferry.
• an ancient nation from Africa; see Land of Punt
• an action in American football (see punt (football)), Australian rules football and Rugby football
• the indentation on the bottom of a Wine bottle
• the Irish-language word for Irish pound. The term was often used in English to refer specifically to the Irish pound (the former currency of Ireland), replaced in 2002 by the Euro.
• as a verb (derived from the American football meaning) can colloquially mean the conscious act of ignoring responsibilities for class assignments or work, as in, "I punted on my homework last night," or "I'm punting the study group for the exam." It also means to do something without proper preparation or planning by making it up on the spot, as in "We'll just punt." Similar usage is common in U.S. business, industry, and engineering circles as in declining to tackle a problem or giving others (perhaps better qualified, more ambitious or merely needing the work) the opportunity to shine or fail.
• In Australia or the United Kingdom, a slang term for gambling, i.e. "Take a punt." See punter, a British English and Australian English term for a gambler.

Punt may also refer to:

• Jos Punt, a Dutch bishop
• Steve Punt, a British comedian, of Punt and Dennis
• El Punt, a Catalan newspaper

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