Welcome to a collection of Petanque-related puns, trivia, and quirky facts! Whether you're a pro aiming for the cochonnet or just rolling into the game, we promise plenty of laughs and a sprinkle of strategy.

​Petanque is all about precision, but on this page, it's about the puns.

​Let's play puntanque.

calm down and take your hand off my boules
disastrous game of petanque - what a carreau on
gentle lob? - it nearly went into orbit

giving this up - going to jack it in
OK, OK, you made your pointe
neighbour's game invades your space - get your petanques off my lawn

Pooh Bear plays - trying to find a Piglet
recalling an excellent game - petanques for the memories
royal petanque - the crown boules

solid player with boules of steel
Space X would be proud of that landing
time to shoot their boules off - the court obviously

throw down a challenge - see you in court
watch the weather - it's starting terrain
​​you don't know jack about petanque

Jack Black - actor
Steve Lobs - iPhone inventor
The Pointer Sisters - singers

Carreau On Camping - Barbara Windsor plays around

​Boules: The metal balls thrown during the game
Cochonnet: The small wooden target ball, also known as the "piglet"
Fanny: Losing without scoring a point is affectionately called "getting fanny’d"

Gravel: The preferred surface for playing Petanque
Pointe: Aiming to get your boule as close as possible to the cochonnet
Tirer: Knocking an opponent’s boule out of play with a forceful throw

Doublette: A two-player team format in Petanque
Carreau: A perfect shot where your boule replaces the opponent's in one move
Boulodrome: The official term for a Petanque playing area
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Mêlée: A mix-and-match Petanque competition with different players
Tête-à-tête: A one-on-one game of Petanque
Le Grand Prix: A prestigious Petanque tournament

Why do Petanque players never get stressed? They always know how to roll with it
What do you call a Petanque player who loves to party? The life of the boule
How do you compliment a Petanque player? Tell them they’ve got big boules

Great Boules of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis

A handy list of words for petanque punning. For the most part these are English terms rather than the original French words.  Punning in English is hard enough.

boules, carreau, cochonnet, court, gravel, jack, knock, landing, lob, petanque, piglet, point, rolling, shoot, steel, terrain

Time to put our boules away, adjust our dress and re-enter the internet.

​Thanks for playing.