skunkie en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From skunk + -ie.
Meanings
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(childish, diminutive, form-of) Diminutive of skunk.
form of skunk
By this time Dad and I couldn't smell each other, much less a little skunkie. I got a bucket and followed him to the chicken house and leaned into that smokie, skunky smellin interior.
2007, Pat Lorett, To-1944: Oklahoma Farm Life, Tate Publishing, →ISBN, page 310:Finally, after much pressing, she said, "I tiptoe into the room quietly saying 'Good skunkie, good skunkie, don't spray me.'"
1994, Forest Farmer, volume 53, Forest Farmer Association, page 21:"Here, skunkie, skunkie" coaxed Winkie in a shaking voice.
1948, Dean Marshall, The Invisible Island, Junior Literary Guild, page 139:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| skunkies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
nl stinkdiertje (diminutive of "skunk")