Punt

Punt may refer to:

In boats:

  • Punt (boat), a flat-bottomed boat with a square-cut bow developed on the River Thames
  • Norfolk Punt, a type of racing dinghy developed in Norfolk
  • Cable ferry, known as a punt in Australian English

In people:

  • Anita Punt (born 1987), a New Zealand field hockey player
  • Jos Punt (born 1946), a Dutch bishop
  • Steve Punt (born 1962), a British comedian, of Punt and Dennis
    • Punt and Dennis, a comedy double act consisting of Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis
  • Terry L. Punt (born 1949), Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate

In places:

  • Land of Punt, a trading partner of Ancient Egypt, whose location is now unknown
  • Puntland, a region in north-eastern Somalia, centered on Garowe in the Nugaal province.

Other uses:

  • Punt (football), a way of kicking a ball
  • El Punt, a Catalan newspaper
  • The Punt or Punt Éireannach, also known as the Irish pound, which was the currency of the Republic of Ireland prior to its changeover to the Euro
  • A tool used in glassmaking
  • A punt mark or pontil mark, left by the glassmaking tool
  • The indented bottom of a wine bottle
  • Colloquial term for a bet or wager in gambling
  • Colloquial term (British?) for seeing a prostitute
  • British Colloquial term for selling something