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skunk
(skʌŋk)
Word forms: plural skunks
1. countable noun
A skunk is a small black and white animal which releases an unpleasant smelling liquid if it is frightened or attacked. Skunks live in America.
2. uncountable noun
Skunk is a type of powerful, strong-smelling marijuana.
[informal] skunk in British English
(skʌŋk)
nounWord forms: plural skunks or skunk
1.
any of various American musteline mammals of the subfamily Mephitinae, esp Mephitis mephitis (striped skunk), typically having a black and white coat and bushy tail: they eject an unpleasant-smelling fluid from the anal gland when attacked
2. informal
a despicable person
3. slang
a strain of cannabis smoked for its exceptionally powerful psychoactive properties
verb
4. (transitive) US and Canadian slang
to defeat overwhelmingly in a game
Word origin
C17: from Algonquian; compare Abnaki segākw skunkskunk in American English
(skʌŋk)
US
nounWord forms: plural skunks or skunk
1.
a.
any of several bushy-tailed carnivores (family Mustelidae) of the New World, about the size of a house cat: it has glossy black fur, usually with white stripes or spots down the back, and ejects a foul-smelling, musky liquid when disturbed or frightened
b.
its fur
2. Informal
a despicable, offensive person
verb transitive
3. Slang
to defeat overwhelmingly in a game or contest; often, specif., to keep from scoring any points
Word origin
< New England Algonquian cognate of Abenaki segôgwMore idioms containingskunk
drunk as a skunk
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carnivoreChinese translation of 'skunk'
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