Most likely a silly term, because it rhymes.
From what I have been able to quickly gather, it is a fairly recent term (20th Century) probably originating in America. But we say "Drunk as a skunk".
drunk as a skunk
I Wanna Be a Soap Star - 2004 Drunk as a Skunk 4-7 was released on: USA: 25 September 2007
40 oz of beer will get you pretty drunk. 40 oz of wine will get you drunk as a skunk. 40 oz of whiskey will probably kill you.
punk, junk, trunk by the way why would want to know what rhymes with skunk? drunk hunk slunk, dunk,
'Skunk' translates to 'Stinkdier' in Dutch.
The Spanish word for "squirrel" is "ardilla".
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Getsmellseen
Check with any moonshiner about pulling drowned skunks out of his corn mash and you'll know where it came from.
can be drunk
peeti hoee aay! "He/She is drunk"