skunk
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[ noun ] a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
Examples "only a rotter would do that" "kill the rat" "throw the bum out" "you cowardly little pukes!" "the British call a contemptible person a `git'" Used in print (Bell I. Wiley, "Home Letters of Johnny Reb and Billy...)In a similar vein , but writing from the opposite side , Thomas_Taylor , a private in the 6_th Alabama_Volunteers , in a letter to his wife , stated : `` You know that my heart is with you but I never could have been satisfied to have staid at home when my country is invaded by a thievin foe By a set of cowardly Skunks whose Motto is Booty . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (pharmacology) the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect
Related terms soft_drug controlled_substance dope acapulco_gold hemp joint |
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[ noun ] (zoology) American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae
Synonyms Related terms musteline_mammal hog-nosed_skunk hooded_skunk spotted_skunk striped_skunk |
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