(North America, colloquial) Mean, contemptible.
1944, Patricia Highsmith, Her Diaries and Notebooks, Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2021, April 4:
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Resembling a skunk; especially, having a strong or unpleasant odor or (of food, drink) taste.
: Don't know when to expect reimbursements from Chloe. After all this time I consider her behavior skunky.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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