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deskunk

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English

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Etymology

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From de- +‎ skunk.

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To remove the smell of a skunk from (a pet dog, etc.).
    • 2021 April 27, Morgan Cutolo, “My Dog Got Skunked, Now What?”, in Reader's Digest[1], archived from the original on 24 September 2022:
      Don't panic. Don't grab the tomato juice. This home remedy will help deskunk your dog just fine.