Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

drunk as a skunk

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English

Syllables
drunk- as a skunk
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Highly inebriated.

Colloquial

Etymology

Although skunk might refer to the aroma of some alcoholic beverage, the rhyme seems to have motivated this idiom.

Usage

Synonyms

drunk as a cunt drunk as a fiddler drunk as a fiddler's bitch drunk as a lord drunk as a piper drunk as a sow drunk as a wheelbarrow drunk as an owl drunk as Chloe drunk as David's sow full as a goog pissed as a fart

Questions

What does drunk as a skunk mean?
Highly inebriated.
Where does drunk as a skunk come from?
Although skunk might refer to the aroma of some alcoholic beverage, the rhyme seems to have motivated this idiom.

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