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skunks up

skunks up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of skunk up.

Meaning of skunk up

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)

Questions about skunks up

What is skunks up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Skunks up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of skunk up.

Words near skunks up in the dictionary

  1. skunklet
  2. skunklets
  3. skunklike
  4. skunkpox
  5. skunks
  6. skunks up
  7. skunksona
  8. skunksonas
  9. skunktaur
  10. skunkweed
  11. skunkweeds

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