deskunk

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verb

To remove the smell of a skunk from (a pet dog, etc.).

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Meanings

verbdeskunk (third-person singular simple present deskunks, present participle deskunking, simple past and past participle deskunked)

present singular third person deskunks · participle present deskunking · participle past deskunked · past deskunked

  1. transitiveTo remove the smell of a skunk from (a pet dog, etc.).

    Don't panic. Don't grab the tomato juice. This home remedy will help deskunk your dog just fine.

    2021 April 27, Morgan Cutolo, “My Dog Got Skunked, Now What?”, in Reader's Digest, archived from the original on 24 Sep 2022

Origin

From de- + skunk.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

skunked
Cite this entry
APA

deskunk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deskunk

MLA

“deskunk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deskunk. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deskunk,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deskunk.

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