<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>A small North American mammal, <em>Mephitis mephitis</em>, of the weasel family, having a black coat with a white, V-shaped stripe on the back, and ejecting a fetid odor when alarmed or attacked.</li><li>Any of several related or similar animals.</li><li>Slang. A contemptible person, especially an unethical one.</li><li>U.S. Navy Slang. An unidentified ship or target.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) Slang. To defeat thoroughly in a game, especially while keeping an opponent from scoring: The team skunked the favorites in the crucial game.</li></ul>