Broke the surface with triathlon leader

• Hard up family found in vacated squat
• Stony broke
• Penniless, in Pennington
• Penniless, informally
• Penniless family thrown into street

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (context slang British Australian English) penniless, poor, impecunious, broke.

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? ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Skint refers to the condition of having little money or few possessions. It may also refer to: Skint Records , a Brighton-based dance music record label Skint (BBC series) , a BBC television series Skint (Channel 4 series) , a Channel 4 television series ...