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skunky

adjective \ˈskəŋ-kē\
skunk·i·erskunk·i·est

Definition of SKUNKY

:  having a rancid smell or taste suggestive of a skunk <skunky beer>
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First Known Use of SKUNKY

1868

Rhymes with SKUNKY

chunky, clunky, flunky, funky, gunky, hunky, Hunky, junkie, junky, monkey, punkie, punky, spunkie, spunky

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