skunked
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Is skunked a Scrabble word?
Word Games
- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of skunked?
Definition
adj (English)
1. (slang) Intoxicated by alcohol or recreational drugs.slang
2. (slang) Having caught no fish at all when on a fishing trip.slang
3. (slang) Having seen no birds at all when on a birding trip.Examples: "It no longer mattered that I had been skunked in the marsh. I had prevailed on the ponds."slang
4. (of beer) Ruined by poor storage or exposure to light.Examples: "We found some skunked beer in the abandoned cabin, but it was not worth drinking."
5. (of a word or phrase) Transitioning to a new meaning or usage and potentially controversial.Examples: "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.”"
Definition source: Wiktionary