haisunäätä — meaning in English

English meaning

• skunk noun A small black-and-white North American mammal that sprays a foul-smelling liquid when threatened.
• stinker noun Something or someone unpleasant, difficult, or of poor quality.

Senses

haisunäätä is used for these senses in English:

• skunk Any of various small mammals, of most genera of the family Mephitidae, native to North and Central America, having a glossy black with a white coat and two musk glands at the base of the tail for emitting a noxious smell as a defensive measure.
• stinker One who stinks.

skunk — full definition

1. noun A small black-and-white North American mammal that sprays a foul-smelling liquid when threatened.
2. noun An unpleasant or despicable person.
3. verb (informal) To defeat someone so badly they score nothing.

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