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Skunk

Skunk Meaning & Definition
Skunk Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Skunk?

[n] American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae
[n] a soft drug consisting of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect
[n] 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!"
[n] a strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared
[v] defeat by a lurch, as in certain card games

Synonyms | Synonyms for Skunk: bum | cannabis | Cannabis sativa | crumb | dope | dope | gage | gage | ganja | ganja | grass | grass | lowlife | lurch | marihuana | marihuana | marijuana | marijuana | Mary Jane | Mary-Jane | polecat | pot | pot | puke | rat | rotter | scum bag | sens | sens | sess | sess | smoke | so-and-so | stinker | stinkpot | weed | weed | wood pussy

Related Terms | Find terms related to Skunk:

See Also | Acapulco gold | Acapulco gold | badger skunk | cannabis | Conepatus leuconotus | defeat | disagreeable person | hemp | hemp | hognosed skunk | hog-nosed skunk | hooded skunk | joint | little spotted skunk | marijuana cigarette | Mephitis macroura | Mephitis mephitis | Mexican green | Mexican green | mustelid | musteline | musteline mammal | overcome | reefer | rooter skunk | soft drug | Spilogale putorius | spliff | spotted skunk | stick | striped skunk | unpleasant person

Skunk In Webster's Dictionary

\Skunk\, v. t. 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. [Colloq. U. S.]

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