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Miscellaneous => The Lounge => Topic started by: voidmain on 6 June 2002, 19:27

Title: Call me stupid...
Post by: voidmain on 6 June 2002, 19:27
I'm sure some of you are going to get a real laugh out of this but I have a really really really stupid question.  What's a "punter"?  I've seen it pop up in text quite often on The Register and by Calum on this site.  I assume it is either a British or Australian slang term for dumb ass computer luser but I'm not sure....  If so, does that make me a "punter"?
Title: Call me stupid...
Post by: Calum on 6 June 2002, 19:38
Well whenever i have heard it used, it means, in North Americaspeak: "average joe", "the guy on the street", "joe public", "the great unwashed" and so on. Here are some good definitions i found online:
 
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from foxsearchlight.com:
punter, n. inf. 1. any person  2. inf. a customer or client, esp. a prostitute
Title: Call me stupid...
Post by: voidmain on 6 June 2002, 19:52
Thanks! I prefer to think of myself as the one who propels a boat using a pole.  (http://smile.gif)
Title: Call me stupid...
Post by: Kintaro on 8 June 2002, 11:45
(football) a person who kicks the football by dropping it from the hands and contacting it with the foot before it hits the ground

Thats aussie rulez footy!
Title: Call me stupid...
Post by: Chooco on 9 June 2002, 10:06
i like the one that says yer a hooker's client lol