Associations to the word «Skunk»

SKUNK, noun. 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.

SKUNK, noun. (slang) A despicable person.

SKUNK, noun. (slang) A walkover victory in sports or board games, as when the opposing side is unable to score. Compare shutout.

SKUNK, noun. (cribbage) A win by 30 or more points.

SKUNK, verb. To defeat so badly as to prevent any opposing points.

SKUNK, verb. (cribbage) To win by 30 or more points.

SKUNK, verb. (intransitive) (of beer) to go bad, to spoil

SKUNK, noun. A member of a hybrid skinhead and punk subculture.

SKUNK, noun. (slang) Short for skunkweed (marijuana).

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

SKUNK APE, noun. (US) (cryptozoology) a hominid creature allegedly inhabit the Southeastern United States.

SKUNK CABBAGE, noun. Any of several leafy, foul-smelling plants.

SKUNK CABBAGE, noun. Symplocarpus foetidus, a low-growing plant native to the wetlands of eastern North America.

SKUNK CABBAGE, noun. Lysichiton americanus, a low-growing plant native to the wetlands of western North America.

SKUNK CABBAGE, noun. Lysichiton camtschatcense, a low-growing plant native to the wetlands of eastern Asia.

SKUNK CABBAGES, noun. Plural of skunk cabbage

SKUNK PIG, noun. Javelina

SKUNK WORKS, noun. A loosely organized research and development team or facility.

SKUNK, noun. 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'".

SKUNK, noun. A defeat in a game where one side fails to score.

SKUNK, noun. Street names for marijuana.

SKUNK, noun. American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae.

SKUNK, verb. Defeat by a lurch.