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Punch.

A glove puppet who is the main character used in a Punch and Judy show.

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Meaning & usage

name
  1. A glove puppet who is the main character used in a Punch and Judy show.

    UK
  2. Any butterfly of genus Dodona.

  3. A settlement on Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands.

  4. A former British satirical magazine, which took its name from the puppet.

  5. Ellipsis of Suffolk Punch (“breed of horse”).

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis
Where this word comes from

Shortened from Punchinello.

noun
  1. Ellipsis of Suffolk Punch (“a horse of that breed”).

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis
  2. A butterfly of the genus Dodona.

Where this word comes from

Shortened from Punchinello.

name
  1. A surname.

Where this word comes from

Variant of Points.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.