What is "drunk as a skunk"

Usage examples of "drunk as a skunk".

I'd be in the back of the room, sittin in one of those kid-sized chairs myself, wearin my old paint-spotted duster more often than not, drunk as a skunk, needin a shave, reekin of Scotch.

Nelson was as drunk as a skunk, and getting drunker by the minute.

Now, granted, it had only been a month since I had last seen her, drunk as a skunk at Aahz's birthday party.

One universe in which you accepted that wine and got drunk as a skunk.

A fairly small amount of booze, say, a pint or so, and he'd get drunk as a skunk.

Howland was there, drunk as a skunk, disgracefully drunk, Morey remembered thinkin~ as he stared up at Howland from the floor.

Laura had a cow about that - said he'd show up drunk as a skunk, with the boy left behind, wandering the streets of KC or sitting in a police station somewhere, waiting for someone to come and get him.