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skunk
noun
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How to pronounce skunk:

Definition of skunk:

skunk (noun):
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible.
any of various common omnivorous black-and-white new world mammals (especially genus mephitis) of the weasel family that have a pair of perineal glands from which a secretion of pungent and offensive odor is ejected

Synonyms for skunk:

barbarian
bastard
beast
bleeder
blighter
boor
bounder
brat
brute
bugger
bum
buzzard
cad
clown
creep
cretin
crud
crumb
cur
dirtbag
dirty dog
disagreeable person
dog
dope
fink
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