"skunk at a garden party" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1963, A. R. Gurney, The Comeback, →ISBN, page 11:",
          "text": "\"You're making us all feel uncomfortable and uneasy. You're a skunk at a garden party, to put it bluntly.\"",
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          "ref": "1996 August 13, Michiko Kakutani, “Books: Confessions of a Big Mouth”, in New York Times, retrieved 2015-12-06:",
          "text": "Mr. Rollins . . . is probably as well known for his big mouth as he is for his campaign savvy, a quality that has made him a favorite source for reporters and often cast him in the role of \"the skunk at a garden party\" in political circles.",
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          "ref": "2009 February 18, Lindsey Hilsum, “Obituary: Alison Des Forges”, in Guardian, UK, retrieved 2015-12-06:",
          "text": "\"Her work on the abuses being committed by the Rwandan government today made her something of a skunk at a global garden party,\" said Carroll Bogert, associate director of Human Rights Watch.",
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          "ref": "2013 July 26, Martin Regg Cohn, “Premiers remain rebels without a common cause”, in Toronto Star, Canada, retrieved 2015-12-06:",
          "text": "It’s no fun being the skunk at a garden party. . . . But even after a glass of pan-Canadian beer . . . it must be said: The annual meeting of premiers, now known formally as the Council of the Federation, is a roundtable of rebels without a common cause.",
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        "Within a group, someone who is unwelcome and actively avoided."
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        "(idiomatic) Within a group, someone who is unwelcome and actively avoided."
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