Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

skunk at a garden party

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English

Syllables: skunk at a -gar-den -par-ty
IPA

34

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

5

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Within a group, someone who is unwelcome and actively avoided.

Example Sentences

""You're making us all feel uncomfortable and uneasy. You're a skunk at a garden party, to put it bluntly.""
"Mr. Rollins . . . is probably as well known for his big mouth as he is for his campaign savvy, a quality that has made him a favorite source for reporters and often cast him in the role of "the skunk at a garden party" in political circles."
""Her work on the abuses being committed by the Rwandan government today made her something of a skunk at a global garden party," said Carroll Bogert, associate director of Human Rights Watch."
"It’s no fun being the skunk at a garden party. . . . But even after a glass of pan-Canadian beer . . . it must be said: The annual meeting of premiers, now known formally as the Council of the Federation, is a roundtable of rebels without a common cause."

Inflected Forms

skunk at the garden party (alternative)

Phrases

turd in the punchbowl

Frequently Paired Words

turd in the punchbowl

Questions

What does skunk at a garden party mean?: Within a group, someone who is unwelcome and actively avoided.

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