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English
Etymology
From earlier squunck < Abenaki segongw|segonku (he who squirts).
Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��k|-��k
Noun
en-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.
- 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.
- Skinhead+Punk = skunk
- cribbage: A win by 30 or more points. (Double skunk > 60 points, triple skunk >90.)
Translations
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Bosnian: tvor m
Chumash (Inezeño): taxama
Esperanto: mefito
Estonian: skunk, vinuk
Finnish: haisunäätä, skunkki
French: moufette f, putois m
German: Stinktier n, Skunk m
Hebrew: ���ש (boesh) m
Isthmus Zapotec: beʼteʼ
Italian: moffetta f
Macedonian: �во� m
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Norwegian: skunk m
Polish: skunks m
Romansch: scunc m
Russian: �к�н� (skuns) m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: �во� m
:Roman: tvor#Serbian|tvor m
Slovene: dihur m
Spanish: mofeta f italbrac|Spain, zorro hediondo m italbrac|Costa Rica, zorrillo m italbrac|El Salvador|Guatemala|Honduras|Mexico|Nicaragua
Swedish: skunk#Swedish|skunk c
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trans-top|slang: marijuana
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Verb
en-verb
- cribbage: To win by 30 or more points.
See also
Mephitidae
Mephitis
Spilogale
Conepatus
polecat
Category:Algonquian derivations
Category:Mammals
Swedish
Noun
skunk (plural skunkar)
- skunk
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