skunknoun詞源 1/skʌŋk/

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  Any of various small mammals of the subfamily Mephitinae, native to North and Central America, having a glossy black coat with white markings and two musk glands at the base of the tail for emitting a noxious smell as a defensive measure.

  • The beaſts of offence be Squunckes, Ferrets, Foxes, vvhoſe impudence ſometimes drives them to the good vvives Hen rooſt, to fill their Paunch: ſome of theſe be blacke; their furre is of much eſteeme.
• 2

  derogatorydatedslangA despicable person.

  • In fact, the term he applied to this species of human being was "skunk," and he used it freely.
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  derogatorydatedslangAnything very bad; a stinker.

  • On the other hand, many critics contend that in terms of literary quality, many of the multiple-storyline books are true skunks.
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  slangA walkover victory in sports or board games, as when the opposing side is unable to score.

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  A win by thirty or more points. (A double skunk is sixty or more, a triple skunk ninety or more.)

skunkverb詞源 1/skʌŋk/

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  To spray someone with a strong-smelling liquid.

  • "Yeah, Nolan tried to skunk me. Malcolm's making him clean up the pit right now,” said Simon, heading over to his dresser. “That explains the smell,” muttered the mouse. “You need a shower.”
  • "While the two of them were having the time of their lives running around the park and doing whatever else they may have been doing, Walter must have been showing off for that poodle, and he got himself skunked." "Are you telling me as skunk sprayed him?"
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  slangTo defeat so badly as to prevent any opposing points.

  • I skunked him at cards.
  • We fished all day but the lake skunked us.
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  To win by thirty or more points.

• 4

  To go bad, to spoil.

skunknoun詞源 2/skʌŋk/

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  A member of a hybrid skinhead and punk subculture.

  • In the early 1980s, certain ex-punks joined them, becoming 'skunks' – a hybrid subculture of skinheads and punks.
  • 2011, Gerard DeGroot (quoting Brown), Seventies Unplugged […] mods, skins, suedes, smoothies, punks, skunks, rude boys, soul boys and headbangers […]

skunknoun詞源 3/skʌŋk/

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  Any of the strains of hybrids of Cannabis sativa and Cannabis indica that may have THC levels exceeding those of typical hashish.

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：

• skunkweed
• type of marijuana