skint

American

[skint] / skɪnt /

adjective

British Slang.

having no money; penniless.

skint British

/ skɪnt /

adjective

slang (usually postpositive) without money

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Etymology

Origin of skint

First recorded in 1930–35; probably originally representing dialectal pronunciation of skinned; skin (verb), -ed ²

Example Sentences

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The Warwickshire county councillor said people in his constituency were "skint" and did not have the money "to pay for a massive upheaval in council tax".

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"I was on statutory maternity so I was skint, really skint, so I started learning how to budget, how I could pull back on bills," she said.

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"I did that because I was skint and homeless," she admits.

From BBC

Mark, who says he's "too skint" to go to the World Cup in Qatar in November. said there had been a "crazy whirlwind" as he got his latest campaign off the ground.

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"It is supposed to last a month, but you are skint after a week or two."

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