Meaning & Definition of Skunk in English
English⟶
Skunk
/skəŋk/
noun
1. 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!"
- "The british call a contemptible person a `git'"
synonym:
- rotter,
- dirty dog,
- rat,
- skunk,
- stinker,
- stinkpot,
- bum,
- puke,
- crumb,
- lowlife,
- scum bag,
- so-and-so,
- git
2. A defeat in a game where one side fails to score
synonym:
- shutout,
- skunk
3. Street names for marijuana
synonym:
- pot,
- grass,
- green goddess,
- dope,
- weed,
- gage,
- sess,
- sens,
- smoke,
- skunk,
- locoweed,
- Mary Jane
4. American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled
- In some classifications put in a separate subfamily mephitinae
synonym:
- skunk,
- polecat,
- wood pussy
verb
1. Defeat by a lurch
synonym:
- lurch,
- skunk
Examples of using
The last time I saw Tom he was as drunk as a skunk.
I almost stepped on a skunk last night.