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skint
[skint]
adjective
British Slang.
having no money; penniless.
skint
/ skɪnt /
adjective
slang, (usually postpositive) without money
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of skint1
variant of skinned, past participle of skin
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Example Sentences
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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.
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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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"So I was skint, but famous. It could have been worse."
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