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Skunked vs Skanked - What's the difference?

skunked | skanked |

As verbs the difference between skunked and skanked

is that skunked is (skunk) while skanked is (skank).

skunked

English

Verb

(head)
  • (skunk)

    • skunk

    English

    (wikipedia skunk)

    Etymology 1

    At first spelt squunck, from the (etyl) name for the animal, .

    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 despicable person.
  • (slang) A walkover victory in sports or board games, as when the opposing side is unable to score. Compare shutout.
  • (cribbage) A win by 30 or more points.
    • Derived terms
    * drunk as a skunk * skunky

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To defeat so badly as to prevent any opposing points.
    • I skunked him at cards.
    We fished all day but the lake skunked us.
  • (cribbage) To win by 30 or more points.
  • to go bad, to spoil

    • See also

    * Mephitidae * Mephitis * * * polecat

    Etymology 2

    , influenced by the animal (Etymology 1).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A member of a hybrid skinhead and punk subculture.
  • * 2006 , Pam Nilan, Carles Feixa, Global Youth?: Hybrid Identities, Plural Worlds (page 192)
    • In the early 1980s, certain ex-punks joined them, becoming 'skunks' – a hybrid subculture of skinheads and punks.
  • * 2011 , Gerard DeGroot (quoting Brown), Seventies Unplugged

    • Etymology 3

    From

    Noun

  • (slang) (marijuana).
  • Any of the strains of hybrids of Cannabis sativa'' and ''Cannabis indica that may have THC levels exceeding those of typical hashish.
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    skanked

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (skank)

    • skank

    English

    Etymology 1

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any substance that is particularly foul, unhygienic or unpleasant.

    • Etymology 2

    . Middle English, meaning frolicsome and often lascivious conduct.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (pejorative, slang) A lewdly unattractive and disreputable person, often female, especially one with an air of tawdry promiscuity.
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    • Synonyms
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    Etymology 3

    Jamaican origin

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A dance performed to ska.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To dance the skank
    • Come on, skank along, it's the skanking song.

    Etymology 4

    Slang word used in Northern England (commonly used through the 1980s).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of cheating a person.
    • That's not a good deal; it's a skank .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cheat, especially a friend.
    • ''He shortchanged a partner, leaving him feeling skanked .
    Derived terms
    * skanker * skanky Jamaican English ----