skunk
noun
[ skʌŋk ]
• 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.
• a contemptible person.
• "he'd run up a massive phone bill and hadn't paid—the skunk"
• short for skunkweed.
skunk
verb
• 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"
• fail to pay (a bill or creditor).
• "he made a practice of skunking hotels"
Origin:
mid 17th century: from Abnaki segankw ; variants occur in many other North American Indian dialects.
