Lamock Chokaprret Posted December 7, 2001 Report Share Posted December 7, 2001 I'm familiar with this term from this board, but am curious as to where it originated. I read an article in the BKK Post this morning where it was used to refer to gamblers in UK. Is it UK or Aussie slang? Seems the Aussies have slang for everything. I know it ain't American. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 7, 2001 Report Share Posted December 7, 2001 The term 'punter' was first coined in Britain in 1706, erm it says here (OED), from the already current verb 'to punt' which meant to lay a stake against the bank during a card game. It quickly came to be a general slang word for 'customer' or 'client'. Interestingly, again according to the big dictionary, 'punter' is also used (from 1850 onward) by swindlers and con-artists to mean 'victim', 'loser', 'person being swindled'. So I guess we are all punters, then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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