Dictionary  skunkPronunciation: (skungk), [key] —n., pl. skunks, (esp. collectively) skunk, —v. —n. 1. 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. 2. any of several related or similar animals. Cf. hog-nosed skunk, spotted skunk. 3. Informal.a thoroughly contemptible person. 4. U.S. Navy Slang.an unidentified ship or target. —v.t. Slang.to defeat thoroughly in a game, esp. while keeping an opponent from scoring: The team skunked the favorites in the crucial game. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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