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skunkhead

skunkhead noun: a surf duck (Melanitta perspicillata).

skunkhead: a surf duck (Melanitta perspicillata)
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Noun (1)

skunkhead (plural skunkheads)

  1. A surf duck (Melanitta perspicillata).
  2. A Labrador duck (†Camptorhynchus labradorius, which formerly inhabited the Atlantic coast of New England, now believed extinct.

Noun (2)

skunkhead (plural skunkheads)

  1. One who habitually smokes skunkweed (strong-smelling marijuana).
    • I'm not a shaykh, I'm a skunkhead. I'm not a saint, I'm a slacker.2010, Ian McDonald, The Dervish House

Forms of skunkhead

pluralskunkheads

Origin of skunkhead

From skunk + head.

From skunk (“strong-smelling marijuana”) + -head.

Questions about skunkhead

What does skunkhead mean?
Skunkhead means a surf duck (Melanitta perspicillata).
What part of speech is skunkhead?
Skunkhead is a noun.
What is the plural of skunkhead?
The plural of skunkhead is skunkheads.

Words near skunkhead in the dictionary

  1. skunked up
  2. skunker
  3. skunkeries
  4. skunkers
  5. skunkery
  6. skunkhead
  7. skunkheads
  8. skunkie
  9. skunkier
  10. skunkies
  11. skunkiest

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