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English
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Etymology
From stink + cat, probably a calque of German Stinkkatze.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈstɪŋkæt/
Noun
stink-cat (plural stink-cats)
- (uncommon, US) A skunk
- A civet cat.
- (US) An odious or contemptible person.
Quotations
1950, University of Washington, Washington State Historical Society, Pacific Northwest quarterly, volumes 41-42, page 241:As Lueg tells it, "my faithful dog and his companion found a stink-cat [skunk] and killed it"
References
- A. R. Harding, 3001 Questions and Answers - Page 43
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