Crossword clues for skint
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"broke, out of money," 1925, slang variant of skinned, past participle of skin (v.).
Wiktionary
a. (context slang British Australian English) penniless, poor, impecunious, broke.
WordNet
adj. lacking funds; "`skint' is a British slang term" [syn: broke, bust, stone-broke, stony-broke]
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
- Skint & Demoralised, a British pop act
Skint is a BBC Documentary series following the lives of Britain's poor, unemployed and homeless people as they manage day to day with little money and low job prospects. The show ran for two series and had three specials
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 issues in episodes including alcoholism, drugs misuse, long term unemployment and legal matters.
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.