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How to pronounce “skunk”
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Pronunciation guide for skunk
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of skunk with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Drink Beer, Think Beer
He liked the weird skunky taste, I guess.
- Definition summary
- Any of various small mammals, of most genera 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.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce skunk
Drink Beer, Think Beer
He liked the weird skunky taste, I guess.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “skunk”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- Any of various small mammals, of most genera 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, derogatory, dated) A despicable person.
- (slang, derogatory, dated) Anything very bad; a stinker.
- (slang) A walkover victory in sports or board games, as when the opposing side is unable to score.
- (cribbage) A win by thirty or more points. (A double skunk is sixty or more, a triple skunk ninety or more.)
- [Verb]
- (transitive, slang) To defeat so badly as to prevent any opposing points.
- (cribbage) To win by thirty or more points.
- (intransitive, of beer) To go bad, to spoil.
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