Skunner

Part of speech: verb, noun

Definitions

1. Dialect word meaning to feel a strong disgust or aversion toward something, as in the Scots and Northern English usage
2. Chiefly Scots term for being repelled or sickened by something, or the feeling of revulsion that such a thing provokes
3. Describes the sense of loathing or distaste one feels toward something unpleasant, a usage found in Scottish dialect

Etymology: "Skunner" is a Scots word, also used in northern English dialects, for a strong feeling of disgust or revulsion, the kind that makes someone recoil from food, a person, or a situation. As a verb it means to feel or show that disgust. Its exact origin is uncertain, so it is safest to treat it as a regional word whose earlier history is not firmly established. The resemblance to "skunk" is coincidental. The animal's name comes from an Algonquian language, and the Scots word has no known connection to it, so the similar sound does not reflect any shared history.