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stunk like a polecat

stunk like a polecat is the past participle of stink like a polecat.

Meaning of stink like a polecat

Verb

stink like a polecat (third-person singular simple present stinks like a polecat, present participle stinking like a polecat, simple past stank like a polecat, past participle stunk like a polecat)

  1. (derogatory, slang, simile) To have a bad smell, mostly referring to human body odor.

Questions about stunk like a polecat

What is stunk like a polecat the past participle of?
Stunk like a polecat is the past participle of stink like a polecat.

Words near stunk like a polecat in the dictionary

  1. stunk a dog off a gut wagon
  2. stunk a skunk off a gut wagon
  3. stunk like a mackerel
  4. stunk like a mackerel in the moonlight
  5. stunk like a mackerel in the sun
  6. stunk like a polecat
  7. stunk on ice
  8. stunk out
  9. stunk to high heaven
  10. stunk up
  11. Stunkard

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