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* This term follows the common pattern of omitting the first "as" of the full form "as drunk as a skunk". |
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Revision as of 10:29, 8 November 2009
English
Etymology
Although (deprecated template usage) skunk might refer to the aroma of alcohol etc, the rhyme seems to have motivated this idiom.
Adjective
(deprecated template usage) drunk as a skunk
- Template:idiom Highly inebriated.
Usage notes
- This term follows the common pattern of omitting the first "as" of the full form "as drunk as a skunk".