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jumper punch

jumper punch noun: a strike with one's hand while grabbing the collar of the recipient's guernsey with the same hand.

Noun

jumper punch (plural jumper punches)

  1. (Australian rules football) A strike with one's hand while grabbing the collar of the recipient's guernsey with the same hand.
    • A jumper punch often does not involve significant force but it is exactly the same as a run-of-the-mill punch which doesn't involve significant force. […] The term instantly frames the strike as being insignificant. The act itself is often used as a means of clocking your opponent in the jaw...2014 September 9, Ronan O'Connell, “That's not a punch. That's a (jumper) punch”, in Roar, retrieved 25 Jul 2025

Verb

jumper punch (third-person singular simple present jumper punches, present participle jumper punching, simple past and past participle jumper punched)

  1. (transitive, Australian rules football) To strike (someone) with one's hand while grabbing the collar of their guernsey with the same hand.
    • The weekend after AFL football chief Simon Lethlean made it clear players who jumper punched or punched opponents in the stomach would most likely be suspended, Jones was charged with striking Hawthorn’s Luke Breust.2017 May 29, “Zak Jones fined for off-the-ball hit, escapes MRP suspension”, in Fox Footy, retrieved 25 Jul 2025

Forms of jumper punch

Noun
pluraljumper punches
Verb
third-person singular presentjumper punches
present participlejumper punching
past participlejumper punched
pastjumper punched

Questions about jumper punch

What does jumper punch mean?
Jumper punch means a strike with one's hand while grabbing the collar of the recipient's guernsey with the same hand.
What part of speech is jumper punch?
Jumper punch can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of jumper punch?
The plural of jumper punch is jumper punches.

Words near jumper punch in the dictionary

  1. jumped-up
  2. jumpedst
  3. jumper
  4. jumper cable
  5. jumper cables
  6. jumper punch
  7. jumper punched
  8. jumper punches
  9. jumper punching
  10. jumper's knee
  11. jumpered

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