skunk
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
At first spelt squunck, from the Abenaki name for the animals, segôgw, segonku (“he who squirts / urinates”), from Proto-Algonquian *šeka:kwa, from *šek- (“to urinate”) (Abenaki seg-) + *-a:kw (“fox”) (Abenaki (w)ôkw(ses)).
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ʌŋk
[edit] Noun
skunk (plural skunks)
- Any of various small mammals, of the family Mephitidae, native to North and Central America, having a glossy black with a white coat and two musk glands at the base of the tail for emitting a noxious smell as a defensive measure.
- (slang) A despicable person.
- (slang) A type of strong marijuana.
- (slang) A walkover victory in sports or board games, as when the opposing side is unable to score. Compare shutout.
- (slang) A skinhead who is also a punk.
- cribbage: A win by 30 or more points. (Double skunk > 60 points, triple skunk >90.).
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[edit] Translations
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slang: marijuana
[edit] Verb
skunk (third-person singular simple present skunks, present participle skunking, simple past and past participle skunked)
- (cribbage) To win by 30 or more points.
- (intransitive) (of beer) to go bad, to spoil
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[edit] Swedish
[edit] Noun
skunk c.
- a skunk
