skunk: Meaning and Definition of

skunk

1. a small North American mammal, Mephitis mephitis, of the weasel family, having a black coat with a white,-shaped stripe on the back, and ejecting a fetid odor when alarmed or attacked.
2. any of several related or similar animals. Cf.
3. a thoroughly contemptible person.
4. an unidentified ship or target.

1. to defeat thoroughly in a game, esp. while keeping an opponent from scoring: The team skunked the favorites in the crucial game.