Punch commonly refers to: *

Punch (combat) A punch is a strike (attack), striking blow with the fist. It is used in most martial arts and combat sports, most notably western boxing, where it is the only type of offensive technique allowed. In sports, hand wraps or other padding such as g ...

, a strike made using the hand closed into a fist *

Punch (drink) The term punch refers to a wide assortment of drinks, both non-alcoholic and Alcoholic drink, alcoholic, generally containing fruits or Juice, fruit juice. The drink was introduced from the Indian subcontinent to Kingdom of England, England by ...

, a wide assortment of drinks, non-alcoholic or alcoholic, generally containing fruit or fruit juice Punch may also refer to:

Places

Punch, U.S. Virgin Islands Punch is a settlement on the island of Saint Croix in the United States Virgin Islands The United States Virgin Islands, officially the Virgin Islands of the United States, are a group of Caribbean islands and a territory of the United State ...

Poonch (disambiguation) Poonch, sometimes also spelt Punch and Punchh, may refer to: * Poonch Jagir, a semi-autonomous district of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir in British India, split in 1947 between: ** Poonch district, India *** Poonch (town), the headquart ...

, often spelt as Punch, several places in India and Pakistan

People

* Punch (surname), a list of people with the name * Punch (nickname), a list of people with the nickname *

Punch Masenamela Punch Jan Masenamela (born 17 October 1986) is a South African footballer who currently plays for Mamelodi Sundowns and South Africa as a defender. International career Born in Bochum, Transvaal, Masenamela made his debut for South Africa ...

(born 1986), South African footballer *

Punch (rapper) Terrence Louis Henderson Jr., better known by his stage name Punch, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, record executive and talent manager known for being the President (corporate title), president of independent record label Top ...

, 21st century American rapper Terrence Louis Henderson Jr. *

Punch (singer) Bae Jin-young (; born February 19, 1993), better known by her stage name Punch (), is a South Korean singer. She is best known for her original soundtracks for various TV series, notably "Sleepless Night" for ''It's Okay, That's Love'' (2014), ...

, South Korean singer Bae Jin-young (born 1993)

Arts, entertainment and media

Fictional entities

* Mr. Punch (also known as Pulcinella or Pulcinello), the principal puppet character in the traditional ''

Punch and Judy Punch and Judy is a traditional puppet show featuring Mr Punch and his wife Judy. The performance consists of a sequence of short scenes, each depicting an interaction between two characters, most typically the anarchic Mr Punch and one other ...

'' puppet show * Mr. Punch, the masthead image and nominal editor of '' Punch'', largely borrowed from the puppet show * Mr. Punch, a fictional character in Neil Gaiman's graphic novel, '' The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch'' (1994) * Punch, a DC Comics villain and partner of Jewelee's in '' Punch and Jewelee'' * Punch/Counterpunch, a fictional character in ''The Transformers''

Films

* Punch (1994 film), a boxing film starring

Donald Sutherland Donald McNichol Sutherland (17 July 1935 – 20 June 2024) was a Canadian actor. With a career spanning six decades, he received List of awards and nominations received by Donald Sutherland, numerous accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award ...

* ''Punch'' (2002 film), a Canadian film * ''Punch'' (2011 film), a South Korean film * ''Punch'' (2022 film), a New Zealand film starring Tim Roth * ''Punch'', a 1996 American short film starring

Sacha Baron Cohen Sacha Noam Baron Cohen ( ; born 13 October 1971) is an English comedian, actor and performance artist. Known for his creation and portrayal of the fictional satirical characters Ali G, Borat Sagdiyev, Brüno Gehard, and Admiral General Haf ...

Music

* Punch (band), an American punk band * Punch Records, a UK music and arts development agency * ''Punch'' (album), a 2008 album by Punch Brothers featuring Chris Thile * ''Punch'', a 2013 album by indie-pop group

Autoheart Autoheart is a London-based indie-pop group formed in 2011, consisting of Jody Gadsden (vocals), Simon Neilson (piano, keys and saxophone), and Barney JC (guitar, bass, keys). As of March 2024, the band releases their music independently. They ...

Periodicals

* ''Punch'' (Danish magazine), an illustrated conservative Danish satirical magazine (1873–1894) * ''Punch'' (magazine), a former British weekly magazine of humour and satire * ''

Adelaide Punch ''Adelaide Punch'' (1878–1884) was a short-lived humorous and satirical magazine published in Adelaide, South Australia. Like ''Melbourne Punch'', it was modelled on '' Punch'' of London. History ''Adelaide Punch'' had its origin in ''The Ra ...

'' (1878–1884), a satirical magazine published in Adelaide, South Australia * ''

Japan Punch The ''Japan Punch'' was a satirical comic magazine and journal that was authored, illustrated and published by English painter and cartoonist Charles Wirgman from 1862 to 1887. The publication reflected the social context of Bakumatsu Yokohama an ...

'' (1862–1887), a satirical magazine published in Yokohama, Japan * ''

Melbourne Punch ''Melbourne Punch'' (from 1900, simply titled ''Punch'') was an Australian illustrated magazine founded by Edgar Ray and Frederick Sinnett, and published from August 1855 to December 1925. The magazine was modelled closely on '' Punch'' of Lon ...

'' (1855–1925), a satirical magazine published in Melbourne, Australia * ''

Sydney Punch ''Sydney Punch'' (1864–1888) was a humorous and satirical magazine published in Sydney, New South Wales New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, eas ...

'' (1864–1888), a satirical magazine published in Sydney, Australia * ''The Punch'' (Australia), news website (2009–2013) * ''

The Punch ''The Punch'' is a Nigerian daily newspaper founded on August 8, 1970. Punch Nigeria Limited is registered under the Companies Act of 1968 to publish newspapers, magazines and other periodicals. The newspaper's aim is said to be to "inform, edu ...

'', Nigerian daily newspaper

Television

* ''Punch'' (TV series), a 2014 South Korean television drama series * ''Punch'', a station identification for the television station

BBC Choice BBC Choice was a British digital television channel which was owned by the BBC and was launched on 23 September 1998. It was the first United Kingdom, British TV channel to broadcast exclusively in Digital television, digital format, as well as t ...

, used in 1998 * ''Punch!'' (TV series), a Canadian animated comedy series *

Producciones PUNCH Producciones PUNCH was a Colombian ''programadora''. It was the first ''programadora'' to be established in 1956, founded by the Peñaranda family. History PUNCH was involved in many firsts in Colombian television, including the following: *They we ...

(often shortened to PUNCH), a Colombian ''programadora'' from 1956 to 2000 * " Punch (Space Ghost Coast to Coast)", an episode of ''Space Ghost Coast to Coast''

Other

* ''

Punch! is a manga written by Rie Takada, creator of ''Happy Hustle High''. The series is published in Japan by Shogakukan, and in the United States in English by VIZ Media. ''Punch!'' is about a young girl by the name Elle Nagahara, whose family a ...

'', a 2005 manga by Rie Takada * Punch, a drinks website owned by

Vox Media Vox Media, Inc. is an American mass media company founded in Washington, D.C. with operational headquarters in Lower Manhattan, New York City. The company was established in November 2011 by CEO Jim Bankoff and Trei Brundrett to encompass ''S ...

Tools

Punch (numismatics) In numismatics, a matrix is an intermediate mould used in the process of manufacturing coin A coin is a small object, usually round and flat, used primarily as a medium of exchange or legal tender. They are standardized in weight, and produce ...

, an intermediate used in the process of manufacturing coins *

Punch (tool) A punch is a tool used to indent or create a hole through a hard surface. They usually consist of a hard metal rod with a narrow tip at one end and a broad flat "butt" at the other. When used, the narrower end is pointed against a target surf ...

, a tool used to drive objects such as nails, to pierce workpieces, or to form an impression of the tip on a workpiece *

Punch (typography) Punchcutting is a craft used in traditional typography to cut letter punches in steel as the first stage of making metal type. Steel punches in the shape of the letter would be used to stamp matrix (printing), matrices into copper, which were loc ...

, a steel pattern used in casting metal type *

Hole punch A hole punch, also known as a hole puncher or paper puncher, is an office supplies, office tool that is used to create holes in sheets of paper, often for the purpose of collecting the sheets in a Ring binder, binder or folder (such collected sh ...

, a common office tool used to create holes in sheets of paper * Leather punch, a specialized tool for making holes in leather

Other uses

Punch (cigar) Punch is the name of two brands of cigars, one produced on the island of Cuba for Habanos SA, the Cuban state-owned tobacco company, and the other produced in Honduras for General Cigar Company. History The Punch brand was first registered in ...

, the name of two brands of premium cigar *

Punch Taverns Punch Pubs & Co is a pub and bar operator in the United Kingdom, with around 1,300 leased pubs. It is headquartered in the traditional brewing centre of Burton upon Trent in Staffordshire. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange as a consti ...

, a United Kingdom pub company * ''Dodona'' (genus), a group of butterflies commonly known as the Punches, in particular: ** ''

Dodona eugenes ''Dodona eugenes'', the tailed Punch, is a small but striking species of butterfly found in the Indomalayan realm that belongs to the Punches and Judies, that is, the family Riodinidae. Description From Charles Thomas Bingham (1905) ''The Fauna ...

'', a ''Dodona'' commonly known as the Punch * Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere (PUNCH), a NASA constellation of 4 microsatellites to study the Sun *

Tata Punch The Tata Punch is a crossover city car (A-segment) manufactured by Tata Motors Cars since 2021. Positioned as the smallest SUV of the brand below the Nexon, the Punch is built on ALFA-ARC platform shared with the Altroz hatchback. Punch is a ...

, an Indian SUV manufactured by Tata Motors since 2021