Dog
Dog noun - A person whose behavior is offensive to others.
Usage example: she must think that you're a real dog after hearing those tasteless jokes you told last night
Skunk
Skunk noun - A person whose behavior is offensive to others.
Usage example: he's nothing but a dirty, rotten skunk
Nearby Word: skunked
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- In an old Merrie Melodies cartoon starring a dog and a skunk, both characters catch a cold from being in freezing cold water.
Source: Freeze Sneeze - A similar scenario tends to play out the first time a dog encounters a skunk or porcupine.
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However, while the skunk did spray his dog, the point of the episode is actually Stanley discovering that skunks spray to defend themselves and don't stink themselves.
Source: Smelly Skunk
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