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- DictionarySkunk/skəNGk/
noun
- 1. a cat-sized American mammal of the weasel family, with distinctive black-and-white striped fur. When threatened it squirts a fine spray of foul-smelling irritant liquid from its anal glands towards its attacker.
- 2. a contemptible person: informal, derogatory "he'd run up a massive phone bill and hadn't paid—the skunk"
verb
- 1. defeat (someone) overwhelmingly in a game or contest, especially by preventing them from scoring at all: informal North American "I knew he was a good fisherman, but I didn't expect him to skunk you"
- 2. fail to pay (a bill or creditor): informal, dated North American "he made a practice of skunking hotels"
The meaning of SKUNK is any of various common omnivorous black-and-white New World mammals (especially genus Mephitis) of the weasel family that have a pair of perineal glands from which a secretion of pungent and offensive odor is ejected. How to use skunk in a sentence.
Description. Skunk species vary in size from about 15.6 to 37 in (40 to 94 cm) long and in weight from about 1.1 lb (0.50 kg) (spotted skunks) to 18 lb (8.2 kg) ( hog-nosed skunks ). They have moderately elongated bodies with relatively short, well-muscled legs and long front claws for digging.
A skunk is a small black and white animal that defends itself with a stinky fluid when it feels threatened. Skunks are fairly common, even in suburban and urban places. Skunks are about the same size as cats, with stripes and fluffy tails.
Skunk definition: 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.. See examples of SKUNK used in a sentence.
n., pl. skunks, ( esp. collectively) skunk, n. 1. any of several bushy-tailed New World members of the weasel family, having a black coat with white markings and spraying a fetid defensive fluid. 2. a thoroughly contemptible person. v.t. 3. to defeat thoroughly in a game, esp. to keep scoreless.
SKUNK definition: 1. a small, black and white North American animal that makes a strong, unpleasant smell as a…. Learn more.
There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun skunk, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
SKUNK meaning: a black and white animal that produces a very unpleasant smell in order to defend itself. Learn more.
Skunk Definition. Any of several bushy-tailed carnivores (family Mustelidae) of the New World, about the size of a house cat: it has glossy black fur, usually with white stripes or spots down the back, and ejects a foul-smelling, musky liquid when disturbed or frightened. Its fur.
skunk. [countable] a small black and white North American animal that can produce a strong unpleasant smell to defend itself when it is attacked Topics Animals c1. [uncountable] (slang) skunkweed (= a strong type of cannabis) (informal) very drunk.
