skunked

English

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skunked

  1. simple past and past participle of skunk

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Adjective

skunked (comparative more skunked, superlative most skunked)

  1. (slang) Intoxicated by alcohol or recreational drugs.
  2. (slang) Having caught no fish at all when on a fishing trip.
  3. (slang) Having seen no birds at all when on a birding trip.
    • 2003, Kenn Kaufman, City Birding: True Tales of Birds and Birdwatching in Unexpected Places, page 47:
      It no longer mattered that I had been skunked in the marsh. I had prevailed on the ponds.
  4. (of beer) Ruined by poor storage or exposure to light.
    We found some skunked beer in the abandoned cabin, but it was not worth drinking.
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