Everyday Office Jargon · Vice President level

"To Punt"

"To Punt" at work means to defer a decision or hand off a task to someone else, usually because the issue is inconvenient or unclear.

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How "To Punt" shows up at work

A VP favorite. Used in planning meetings to gracefully sidestep anything that would require a real answer right now. The recipient of the punt rarely uses the word themselves.

Buzzword

Let's punt that question to the legal team and revisit next week.

Plain English

Let's hand that question to the legal team and revisit next week.

Corporate Rank: Vice President · Category: Everyday Office Jargon

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