Taken from the sport of football, punting is a passive-aggressive way of delaying an action or an inevitable result. When someone punts, it's usually because they are faced with an uncomfortable situation where they are afraid to give a clear answer, response, or explanation to avoid judgment, ridicule, or scorn.
"I asked Tony if he wanted to hang out, shoot some pool and get a couple of brews. Instead of telling me directly that he really didn't want to go, he punted, saying he needed to ask his wife first. Tony wanted to avoid the uncomfortable situation of possibly hurting my feelings, so he made his wife the scapegoat, because everyone knows what a selfish, possessive bitch she is."
by not for nothing October 27, 2019
Get the puntmug. noun
A word for a person of a larger size with a big tough-guy attitude. Usually a ginger, and always accompanied by their "peewee", a small, skinny counterpart that looks to duh "punt" to pelt others.
A word for a person of a larger size with a big tough-guy attitude. Usually a ginger, and always accompanied by their "peewee", a small, skinny counterpart that looks to duh "punt" to pelt others.
by Metro_1206 August 1, 2022
Get the Puntmug. In the world of collectable card games (especially magic the gathering and hearthstone), to punt is to make a mistake that causes you to lose a game you were otherwise winning.
Sometimes, people loosen the definition to include all mistakes made in a game, regardless of whether they would actually change the outcome.
Sometimes, people loosen the definition to include all mistakes made in a game, regardless of whether they would actually change the outcome.
I should have realized I had lethal, but I punted by targeting my lightning bolt at my opponent's creature.
by JerrySmith22 February 13, 2022
Get the Puntmug. 
Get the Kevin Puntmug. A software project management term. "Punt Time" is defined as the total time spent across the team in not doing the work. For example, if a developer opens up the issue, reads it, talks to a few people about it, and then decides to work on something else instead, the time spent doing these activities adds to the Punt Time for the issue.
The Punt Time of that bug got so damn large that I decided to just fix the bug so that I can stop attending meetings about it.
by sarzia November 18, 2020
Get the Punt Timemug. by Potato No! April 11, 2009
Get the Puntmug. 