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Penniless, informally
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skint
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Word definitions for skint in dictionaries
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? ...
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.).
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.