Editing Pétanque (section)

== Glossary of special terms ==
In the following glossary, the French word or phrase is given in [[Bracket|brackets]] unless it is the same:
*'''join battle''' (''arriver a bataille''). When both teams have 10 or 11 points and the game may go either way on each lead.<ref name=obut/>
*'''bombard'''. To shoot or strike an opponent's boules one after another, after they had taken the lead.<ref name=obut/>
*'''''boule devant, boule d'argent'''''. "A ball in front is a money ball". This maxim reminds players that when pointing, the most valuable place for a boule is in front of the jack. In that location, it prevents opponents from throwing directly toward the jack, and hitting it will push it even closer to the jack.
* '''jack''' (''but'', also ''bouchon, cochonnet, petit, gari'' or ''kiki''). The small wooden or plastic target ball.<ref name=obut/>
* '''''carambolage''''' Shot that knocks away several boules. Literally "pile-up".<ref name=obut/>
* '''circle''' (''cercle'' or ''rond''). The marked area from within which the boules are thrown.<ref name=obut/>
*'''''demarquer''''' ("unscore"). To drop a point when pointing or shooting.<ref name=obut/>
*'''''fuser'''''. A boule that bounces off course.<ref name=obut/>
*'''have the point'''. A team is said to "have the point" if one of its boules is closer to the jack than any of the opposing team's boules. A team that has the point is basically in a winning position, so the team that does NOT have the point throws the next boule and attempts to gain the point.<ref name=obut>[https://www.obut.com/en/glossary-of-petanque-terms ''Glossary of Pétanque Terms''] at obut.com. Retrieved 24 August 2022.</ref>
*'''''mene'''''. "End" i.e. the period of play from the throw of a jack to the point when both teams have played all their boules.<ref name=obut/>
*'''point''' To throw one's boule with the intent of stopping near the jack (also known as placing).<ref name=obutrules>[https://www.obut.com/en/rules-of-the-game-of-petanque ''Rules of Pétanque''] at obut.com. Retrieved 24 August 2022.</ref>
*'''''pousette'''''. {{clarify|reason=poussette?|date=April 2025}}A shot that pushes one's team's boules nearer the jack; or to that pushes the jack.<ref name=obut/>{{broken link|date=April 2025}}
*'''shoot''' To throw one's boule at an opponent's boule (or at the jack) in an attempt to knock it out of play. When the opposing team has a boule positioned very close to the jack, often the best strategy is to attempt to shoot it. A team in a desperate situation may attempt to save itself by shooting the jack out of bounds.<ref name=obutrules/>
*'''lob''' (''portée'') A boule thrown in a high arc so that when it lands it only rolls a short distance.
*'''''carreau''''' (pronounced ''carrow''). A shot that knocks an opposing boule away from the jack and replaces it (in very nearly the same spot) with the thrower's own boule. Basically, the perfect shot.<ref name=obut/>

[[File:Fanny Le Rituel.jpg|thumb|right|A man kissing Fanny]]

*'''fanny''' (''mettre fanny''). To lose a game without scoring any points; a shutout game. It's rare, but when a player or a team loses 13 to 0, he is said to ''fanny'' ("''il est fanny''", he's fanny, or "''il a fait fanny''", he made fanny) and must kiss the bottom of a girl named Fanny. Virtually everywhere in Provence where pétanque is played, you will find a picture, woodcarving or pottery figure of a bare-bottomed young woman named Fanny. Often, the team that "made fanny" has to buy a round of drinks for the winning team ("''Fanny paie à boire !''", "the fanny pays for the drinks!").<ref name=obut/>