skunked
adjective, verb
skunked is spelled S-K-U-N-K-E-D: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, skunked means “Intoxicated by alcohol or recreational drugs” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in skunked?
| Letters | 7: S-K-U-N-K-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 127,184th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is skunked?
Skunked appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce skunked?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-skunked.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of skunked
- more skunked comparative
- most skunked superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does skunked mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
slangIntoxicated by alcohol or recreational drugs.
- 2
slangHaving caught no fish at all when on a fishing trip.
- 3
slangHaving seen no birds at all when on a birding trip.
- 4
Ruined by poor storage or exposure to light.
We found some skunked beer in the abandoned cabin, but it was not worth drinking.
- 5
Transitioning to a new meaning or usage and potentially controversial.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of skunk
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).