"skunked" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-skunked.ogg Forms: more skunked [comparative], most skunked [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} skunked (comparative more skunked, superlative most skunked)
  1. (slang) Intoxicated by alcohol or recreational drugs. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-skunked-en-adj-UoKXwVh2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 4 18 5 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 4 18 5 2 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 73 2 18 2 2 2
  2. (slang) Having caught no fish at all when on a fishing trip. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-skunked-en-adj-hjxUcFaG
  3. (slang) Having seen no birds at all when on a birding trip. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-skunked-en-adj-3IhiXrwc
  4. (of beer) Ruined by poor storage or exposure to light. Categories (topical): Beer
    Sense id: en-skunked-en-adj-blxwRkHz
  5. (of a word or phrase) Transitioning to a new meaning or usage and potentially controversial.
    Sense id: en-skunked-en-adj-NjYFMKq0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: skunked term

Verb

Audio: En-au-skunked.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} skunked
  1. simple past and past participle of skunk Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: skunk
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