Skunk


noun, plural skunks (especially collectively) 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.
verb (used with object)
5.
Slang. to defeat thoroughly in a game, especially while keeping an opponent from scoring:
The team skunked the favorites in the crucial game.
noun (pl) skunks, 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 & Canadian, slang) to defeat overwhelmingly in a game
skull practice

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