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skunk up

skunk up verb: to make (a place) foul.

Verb

skunk up (third-person singular simple present skunks up, present participle skunking up, simple past and past participle skunked up)

  1. To make (a place) foul.
    • Bevy of Dirtbag judges, all unconvicted felons, who skunk up courtrooms in Asheville, Buncombe County: Julie Kepple, Eddie Clontz, Calvin Hill, Patricia Kaufman-Young, Sammie Cathey, Fritz Mercer, David K. Fox, Johnnie Smith (AOC)2015 July 24, Jimmy knows crooked Sammie Ervin IV, “Does This Sound Like Crooked Clerk Steve Cogburn and His Bevy of Dirtbag Judges”, in alt.appalachian (Usenet)
    • Jeez, people always want things for free, and then they have to chase down versions that aren't going to skunk up their computer.2012 September 18, David Kaye, “5 free open source alternatives to Microsoft Office”, in ba.internet (Usenet)

Forms of skunk up

third-person singular presentskunks up
present participleskunking up
past participleskunked up
pastskunked up

Questions about skunk up

What does skunk up mean?
Skunk up means to make (a place) foul.
What part of speech is skunk up?
Skunk up is a verb.
What is the past tense of skunk up?
The past tense of skunk up is skunked up.

Words near skunk up in the dictionary

  1. skunk pox
  2. skunk spruce
  3. skunk tail
  4. skunk tails
  5. skunk tree
  6. skunk up
  7. skunk works
  8. skunkbag
  9. skunkbags
  10. skunkbear
  11. skunkbears

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