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In some senses, skunked is marked as slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.
skunked
adj 5
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3VERB + SKUNKED
found
SKUNKED + NOUN
beer, marsh
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in
Definitions
adj
1
Intoxicated by alcohol or recreational drugs.
2
Having caught no fish at all when on a fishing trip.
3
Having seen no birds at all when on a birding trip.
It no longer mattered that I had been skunked in the marsh. I had prevailed on the ponds.
4
Ruined by poor storage or exposure to light.
We found some skunked beer in the abandoned cabin, but it was not worth drinking.
5
Transitioning to a new meaning or usage and potentially controversial.
A word is most hotly disputed in the middle part of this process: any use of it is likely to distract some readers. The new use seems illiterate to Group 1; the old use seems odd to Group 2. The word has become “skunked.”
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It no longer mattered that I had been skunked in the marsh. I had prevailed on the ponds.
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We found some skunked beer in the abandoned cabin, but it was not worth drinking.
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A word is most hotly disputed in the middle part of this process: any use of it is likely to distract some readers. The new use seems illiterate to Group 1; the old use seems odd to Group 2. The word
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