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punch in

(intransitive, US) To enter a workplace by punching a timecard.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026

(intransitive, US) To enter a workplace by punching a timecard.

I'm going to punch in a bit early today to get more work done.
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  • “There really should be some kind of law that prevents omi-monopolizing because I don't want to suddenly have to punch in an irl credit card to play GTA and have it locked out because I spent money on "weapons" or "stripers" in a videogame :v”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Erika is yet to discover that the TPUSA incels view her either as a whore to fuck, or a battered wife, to punch in the mouth.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “a system isn't fun if i can't punch in the numbers of votes into an excel spreadsheet and calculate the results based on it myself, sorry”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “NEW VIDEO Taking the M1911 AND MP40 to Tier IV Pack-a-Punch in Totenreich Cursed Mode www.youtube.com/watch?v=hs60... #VTuber #LGBTQ #Zombies #CODZombies #Totenreich”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “my life experiences with the us healthcare systems have been such that as far as i can tell a pharmacist is a cashier that gets to wear a lab coat when is anybody talking to one outside of the 30 seconds it takes to punch in the phone number for your store rewards card?”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026

(transitive, colloquial) To input values to a computer or a calculator.

Just punch in the numbers and it will give you an estimate of the cost.
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  • “it's like a punch in the gut omg so simple yet effective”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “And after you punch in the throat and they fall then stomp on the throat suck the last breath from them then piss on them .”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “#OTD 2018 – Seattle Reign packs plenty of punch in beating Thorns 3-2 in Portland. Beverly Yanez and Jodie Taylor twice put Reign ahead and Rumi Utsugi unleashes 25-yard drive to win it ine 75th.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Heh, and also, not sure if this happens everywhere with timecard punching, it rounds up or down to the 15 min mark. Sometimes I would punch in at the 07 mark and have to work and extra 15 min bc it would show 15 min late.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Even knowing this was coming with RFK, Jr at HHS, it’s still a punch in the gut. Also, feels like fully bribing doctors to deprescribe important, literally life saving meds for so many.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#3·Apr 27, 2026

(sports, slang) To score.

I'm going to punch in a bit early today to get more work done.
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