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Definitions for Skunk

[1] a small North American mammal, Mephitis mephitis, of the weasel family, having a black coat with a white, V -shaped stripe on the back, and ejecting a fetid odor when alarmed or attacked.
[2] any of several related or similar animals. Compare hog-nosed skunk, spotted skunk.
[3] Informal . a thoroughly contemptible person.
[4] U.S. Navy Slang . an unidentified ship or target.
[5] Slang . to defeat thoroughly in a game, especially while keeping an opponent from scoring: The team skunked the favorites in the crucial game.
[6] 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
[7] informal a despicable person
[8] slang a strain of cannabis smoked for its exceptionally powerful psychoactive properties
[9] (tr) US and Canadian slang to defeat overwhelmingly in a game

Words related to Skunk

cheat, scoundrel, knave, stinker

Words nearby Skunk

skull, skull and crossbones, skull session, skullcap, skullduggery, skunk, skunk cabbage, skunk river, skunk works, skunkweed, skunky

Origin of Skunk

1625–35, Americanism ; < the Massachusett reflex of Proto-Algonquian *šeka·kwa (derivative of *šek- urinate + -a·kw fox, foxlike animal

Word origin for Skunk

C17: from Algonquian; compare Abnaki segākw skunk

Synonyms for Skunk

cheat, knave, scoundrel, stinker