A word that becomes difficult to use because it is transitioning from one meaning to another. Purists may insist on the old usage, while descriptivists are more open to newer usages.

(simile, colloquial) Highly inebriated.

Alternative spelling of skunkworks

(US, cryptozoology) A hominid creature allegedly inhabiting the Southeastern United States.

(Canada, US) Any of several leafy, foul-smelling plants, especially Symplocarpus foetidus, a low-growing plant native to the wetlands of eastern North America, but also denoting Lysichiton americanus and Lysichiton camtschatcense.

plural of skunk cabbage

javelina

A carnivore of the species Mephitis mephitis, known for the persistent pungent aroma of the scent it sprays when threatened.

Any animal of the genus Spilogale, native to North and Central America.

plural of spotted skunk