Skunknoun
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.
Raccoonnoun
A nocturnal omnivore native to North America, typically with a mixture of gray, brown, and black fur, a mask-like marking around the eyes and a striped tail; Procyon lotor.
Skunknoun
(slang) A despicable person.
Raccoonnoun
Any mammal of the genus Procyon.
Skunknoun
(slang) A walkover victory in sports or board games, as when the opposing side is unable to score. Compare shutout.
Raccoonnoun
Any mammal of the subfamily Procyoninae, a procyonine.
Skunknoun
(cribbage) A win by 30 or more points.
Raccoonnoun
Any mammal of the family Procyonidae, a procyonid.
Skunknoun
A member of a hybrid skinhead and punk subculture.
Raccoonnoun
A North American nocturnal carnivore (Procyon lotor) allied to the bears, but much smaller, and having a long, full tail, banded with black and gray. Its body is gray, varied with black and white. Called also coon, and mapach.
Skunknoun
(slang) lang=en marijuana.
Raccoonnoun
the fur of the North American racoon
Skunknoun
Any of the strains of hybrids of Cannabis sativa and Cannabis indica that may have THC levels exceeding those of typical hashish.
Raccoonnoun
an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America
Skunkverb
To defeat so badly as to prevent any opposing points.
‘I skunked him at cards.’; ‘We fished all day but the lake skunked us.’;
Raccoon
The raccoon ( or US: (listen), Procyon lotor), sometimes called the common raccoon to distinguish it from other species, is a medium-sized mammal native to North America. It is the largest of the procyonid family, having a body length of 40 to 70 cm (16 to 28 in), and a body weight of 5 to 26 kg (11 to 57 lb).
Skunkverb
(cribbage) To win by 30 or more points.
Skunkverb
To go bad, to spoil.
Skunknoun
Any one of several species of American musteline carnivores of the genus Mephitis and allied genera. They have two glands near the anus, secreting an extremely fetid liquid, which the animal ejects at pleasure as a means of defense.
Skunkverb
In games of chance and skill: To defeat (an opponent) (as in cards) so that he fails to gain a point, or (in checkers) to get a king.
Skunknoun
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’’;
Skunknoun
a defeat in a game where one side fails to score
Skunknoun
street names for marijuana
Skunknoun
American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae
Skunkverb
defeat by a lurch
Skunknoun
a cat-sized American mammal of the weasel family, with distinctive black-and-white striped fur. When threatened it squirts a fine spray of foul-smelling irritant liquid from its anal glands towards its attacker.
Skunknoun
the fur of the skunk.
Skunknoun
a contemptible person
‘he’d run up a massive phone bill and hadn’t paid—the skunk’;
Skunknoun
short for skunkweed
Skunkverb
defeat (someone) overwhelmingly in a game or contest, especially by preventing them from scoring at all
‘I knew he was a good fisherman, but I didn’t expect him to skunk you’;
Skunkverb
fail to pay (a bill or creditor)
‘he made a practice of skunking hotels’;
Skunk
Skunks are New World mammals in the family Mephitidae. While related to polecats and other members of the weasel family, skunks have as their closest Old World relatives the stink badgers.
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