Definitions for skunk
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rotter, dirty dog, rat, skunk, stinker, stinkpot, bum, puke, crumb, lowlife, scum bag, so-and-so, gitnoun

   a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

   "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'"

2. shutout, skunknoun

   a defeat in a game where one side fails to score

3. pot, grass, green goddess, dope, weed, gage, sess, sens, smoke, skunk, locoweed, Mary Janenoun

   street names for marijuana

4. skunk, polecat, wood pussyverb

   American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae

5. lurch, skunkverb

   defeat by a lurch

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1. skunknoun

   Any of various small mammals, of the family Mephitidae, native to North and Central America, having a glossy black with a white coat and two musk glands at the base of the tail for emitting a noxious smell as a defensive measure.

2. skunknoun

   A despicable person.

3. skunknoun

   A type of strong marijuana.

4. skunknoun

   A walkover victory in sports or board games, as when the opposing side is unable to score. Compare shutout.

5. skunknoun

   A skinhead who is also a punk.

6. skunknoun

   cribbage: A win by 30 or more points. (Double skunk > 60 points, triple skunk >90.).

7. skunkverb

   To defeat so badly as to prevent any opposing points.

   We fished all day but the lake skunked us.

8. skunkverb

   To win by 30 or more points.

9. skunkverb

   (of beer) to go bad, to spoil

10. Etymology: At first spelt squunck, from the name for the animals, segôgw, segonku, from šeka:kwa, from šek- (Abenaki seg-) + -a:kw (Abenaki (w)ôkw(ses)).

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1. Skunk

   Skunks are mammals in the family Mephitidae. They are known for their ability to spray a liquid with a strong, unpleasant scent from their anal glands. Different species of skunk vary in appearance from black-and-white to brown, cream or ginger colored, but all have warning coloration. While related to polecats and other members of the weasel family, skunks have as their closest relatives the Old World stink badgers.

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1. skunk

   A skunk is a small, predominantly nocturnal mammal native to the Americas, known for its ability to spray a liquid with a strong, unpleasant smell as a defense mechanism against predators. They are usually identified by their distinctive black and white fur. They belong to the family Mephitidae.

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1. Skunknoun

   any one of several species of American musteline carnivores of the genus Mephitis and allied genera. They have two glands near the anus, secreting an extremely fetid liquid, which the animal ejects at pleasure as a means of defense

2. Skunkverb

   in games of chance and skill: To defeat (an opponent) (as in cards) so that he fails to gain a point, or (in checkers) to get a king

3. Etymology: [Contr. from the Abenaki (American Indian) seganku.]

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1. Skunk

   Skunks are mammals known for their ability to spray a liquid with a strong odor. Different species of skunk vary in appearance from black-and-white to brown or cream colored, but all have warning coloration.

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1. Skunk

   skungk, n. a small North American carnivorous quadruped allied to the otter and weasel, defending itself by emitting an offensive fluid: a low fellow: (U.S.) a complete defeat.—v.t. to inflict such.—ns. Skunk′-bird, -black′bird, the male bobolink in full plumage. [Indian seganku.]

Rap DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. skunknoun

   A medium grade and smelly form of marijuana.

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1. • Cards
   • Defeat
   • Marijuana
   • Unpleasant Person

How to pronounce skunk?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say skunk in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of skunk in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of skunk in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of skunk in a Sentence

1. Austin O'Malley:

   Exclusiveness is a characteristic of recent riches, high society, and the skunk.

2. Jeff Sessions:

   She ain't got no legs, we're about as close as peas and carrots. She's the best talker you've ever heard. They say she could sell stink to a skunk.

3. Cathey Haley:

   Fox News’s quite odorful, Fox News’s a rude awakening at times, when a skunk lets go right underneath your house or right under your bed, it makes for a very interesting night of sleep, or lack thereof.

4. Abraham Lincoln:

   What kills the skunk is the publicity it gives itself.

5. John Meyer:

   We all used to carry this stuff. I called it skunk oil, we poured it in a 2-gallon can, poured it out, and threw a match in it, and it'd start a fire along all the rails. We're talking in the mid -'70s. Nowadays you'd get in big trouble doing that.

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