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skunk at the garden party

skunk at the garden party is the alternative form of skunk at a garden party.

Meaning of skunk at a garden party

Noun

skunk at a garden party

  1. (idiomatic) Within a group, someone who is unwelcome and actively avoided.
    • "You're making us all feel uncomfortable and uneasy. You're a skunk at a garden party, to put it bluntly."1963, A. R. Gurney, The Comeback, →ISBN, page 11

Questions about skunk at the garden party

What is skunk at the garden party the alternative form of?
Skunk at the garden party is the alternative form of skunk at a garden party.

Words near skunk at the garden party in the dictionary

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