"We are going punting on the River Cam today"
'Punt/Punting' = A particular type of boat on rivers, that's flat and someone stands on the back pushing you along with a long pole.
This is the same 'action' as a Gondola and is popular at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, but our Punt boats are flat unlike a Gondola.
To an American, punting is something you do on 4th down in Football!
But it's also an expression if you're working on a project and reach a point where you don't know what to do, you might say: 'well I guess I'm gonna have to punt' = let somebody else try
2 comments:
I learned something new today... about the American football meaning of punt. I guess you were leaving 'punter' for another day.
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