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  1. In card-playing and other games, to ‘skunk’ or ‘whitewash’ (an opposing side); that is, to prevent it from scoring any runs or points. [Slang, U. S.]

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  • December 30th, 2008 at 10: 56 am growing up in fullerton, but now living in the chicago area, i love reading about the fast food i grew up with. no jack here, no carl's … but we have some great places too. just got el pollo loco, but many great little taco stands. i miss taquieria del ande …. those little tacos for 79 cents cound not be beat —  The Orange County Register - Homepage
  • Feb-01-09 12: 10 PM the thing i miss most about moving out of chicago are the alleys ... dysfunctional press —  WHAT REALLY HAPPENED
  • My uncle worked at a landfill a few years ago and111. the thing i miss most about moving out of chicago are the alleys ... 112. —  WHAT REALLY HAPPENED
  • If you get rid of a problem, you then have no problem. where did Obama live before he mwoved to DC? isn't there a big, huge house somewhere in the chicago area that's 'just sitting vacant??? —  Latest Articles
  • Admissions Representative at the cooking and hospitality institute of chicago, our culture is one that thrives on helping people academically, personally and professionally for the ... —  Music news, reviews, comment and features | guardian.co.uk
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  1. In allusion to the assumed meaning of Chicago, namely, ‘skunk’ (it really means ‘at the place of the skunk or skunks’).
 

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