to end an awkward conversation, or respond to an off-color or
bad joke.
on a broader scale - and punt can be used to change a
conversation's topic, or swapped in as a verbal
exclamation point to emphasis one's point or argument, or even to convey excitement.
1. After hearing his coworker tell an unusually
bad joke,
Maxwell exclaimed, "and punt!"
2. Upon hearing his friends hired him strippers for his
bachelor party, Dick exclaimed "and punt!"