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What is another word for skunk?

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Any of various small mammals, of the family Mephitidae

A person who behaves in an offensive manner

A drug smoked or ingested for euphoric effect

A person or thing intended to deceive others by unjustifiably claiming or being credited with accomplishments or qualities

One who informs someone, especially the authorities, about something

(informal) To comprehensively defeat

(informal) To be victorious over

To cheat, deceive or defraud someone for personal gain

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Any of various small mammals, of the family Mephitidae

“No way will he worry about trying to eat a smelly skunk and a crusty old painted turtle.”

Noun

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A person who behaves in an offensive manner

phoney^UK

phony^US

jailbird^US

gaolbird^UK

unscrupulous operator

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“I was a skunk before I met you, Cassandra, a dirty rotten skunk.”

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A drug smoked or ingested for euphoric effect

gauge^UK

gage^US

fiber^US

fibre^UK

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Noun

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A person or thing intended to deceive others by unjustifiably claiming or being credited with accomplishments or qualities

phoney^UK

phony^US

wolf in sheep's clothing

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Noun

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One who informs someone, especially the authorities, about something

sympathizer^US

sympathiser^UK

state's evidence

witness

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(informal) To comprehensively defeat

pulverize^US

pulverise^UK

give someone a drubbing

bring someone to their knees

vanquish

win a resounding victory over

blow out of the water

give someone a pasting

overcome

overthrow

give someone a hiding

outmaneuver^US

pummel^US

pummelled^UK

knock the stuffing out of

throw back in confusion

put someone in their place

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“After that, we went to play a round of pool so that I could redeem myself, and we both thought for a bit that I was going to skunk him.”

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(informal) To be victorious over

bring someone to their knees

win over

be victorious over

knock for a loop

blow out of the water

give someone a hiding

gain the advantage over

pulverize^US

pulverise^UK

get the upper hand over

gain the upper hand over

give someone a drubbing

put someone in their place

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“I bet you could skunk him at cribbage.”

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To cheat, deceive or defraud someone for personal gain

victimise^UK

victimize^US

sell a bill of goods to

lead up the garden path

give someone a bum steer

do someone in the eye

balk^US

baulk^UK

lead down the garden path

bleed someone of something

outmaneuver^US

pull the wool over someone's eyes

use for one's own ends

live off the backs of

throw dust in someone's eyes

take unfair advantage of

twist around your little finger

put on the wrong track

give wrong information to

send on a wild goose chase

throw off the scent

put up smoke screen

give the wrong impression

terrorize^US

attack

terrorise^UK

give the business

take advantage of somebody

maneuver^US

manoeuvre^UK

do someone out of something

worm something out of someone

put the bite on someone for

blackmail someone for

make pay through nose

exploit a loophole in

tamper with

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“I did not ask at the time, but now it seems like they may have been trying to skunk me.”

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