skunk Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
git; crumb; stinker; so-and-so; scum bag; rat; rotter; puke; dirty dog; bum; stinkpot; lowlife.
- 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'
noun a defeat in a game where one side fails to score
shutout.
noun street names for marijuana
sess; pot; weed; gage; smoke; Mary Jane; sens; grass; green goddess; dope; locoweed.
noun American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae
wood pussy; polecat.
verb defeat by a lurch
lurch.

Contr. from the Abenaki (American Indian) seganku.

(Zoöl.) Any one of several species of American musteline carnivores of the genus Mephitis and allied genera. They have two glands near the anus, secreting an extremely fetid liquid, which the animal ejects at pleasure as a means of defense. ✍ The common species of the Eastern United States (Mephitis mephitica) is black with more or less white on the body and tail. The spotted skunk (Spilogale putorius), native of the Southwestern United States and Mexico, is smaller than the common skunk, and is variously marked with black and white.

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.