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Strapped for cash
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skint
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (context slang British Australian English) penniless, poor, impecunious, broke.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Skint is a British documentary series broadcast since 13 May 2013 on Channel 4 . It follows members of the general public in various locations who are either unemployed or have very little income as they live their daily lives. The series features many ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"broke, out of money," 1925, slang variant of skinned , past participle of skin (v.).
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ At that time I was skint , and I would have taken any job I could get. ▪ Can you lend me some money to tide me over? I'm a bit skint at the moment. ▪ I'm really skint -- you couldn't lend me a few quid could you? ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. lacking funds; "`skint' is a British slang term" [syn: broke , bust , stone-broke , stony-broke ]
Usage examples of skint.
Arbogast loved that piebald pony--not even her housegirl's skint babe consumed her fever anymore.
You sees before you the singed, skint and blood-soaked result of female treachery.
In Toulouse, where they spent their honeymoon, they were so skint that Carmen prostituted herself.