skunknoun [ C ]
uk/skʌŋk/us/skʌŋk/skunk noun [ C ] (ANIMAL)
[ C ] a small, black and white North American animal that makes a strong, unpleasant smell as a defence when it is attacked
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Wild mammals
- aardvark
- anteater
- armadillo
- bandicoot
- big beast
- fruit bat
- giant panda
- giraffe
- grizzly bear
- hedgehog
- pachyderm
- panda
- platypus
- polar bear
- polecat
- tapir
- tusker
- vampire bat
- wallaby
- weasel
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skunk noun [ C ] (PERSON)
[ C ] US slang disapproving an unpleasant person:
He was an oily, opportunistic skunk.
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Unpleasant people in general
- a dog in the manger idiom
- a nasty piece of work idiom
- a tough/hard nut idiom
- a wolf in sheep's clothing idiom
- bad lot
- intruder
- know-all
- know-it-all
- leech
- make sb's skin crawl idiom
- roadman
- rotter
- runt
- sadist
- scum
- undesirables
- vermin
- villain
- villain of the piece idiom
- viper
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skunk noun [ C ] (DRUG)
[ U ] → skunkweed
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Specific types of drug
- amyl nitrite
- antiretroviral
- aphrodisiac
- blunt
- cisplatin
- coke
- corticosteroid
- designer drug
- downer
- hash
- junk
- marijuana
- mickey
- mind-altering
- narcotic
- non-addictive
- pep pill
- popper
- stimulant
- weed
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