Skint
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /skɪnt/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Skint is an adjective meaning (slang, UK, Commonwealth, Ireland) Penniless, poor, impecunious, broke.
Meaning
(slang, UK, Commonwealth, Ireland) Penniless, poor, impecunious, broke.
More Meanings
- (slang) skinned
Example Sentences
There were a mixture of local people with cold, pinched faces and skint and harassed looking tourists sitting around fondling their itchsome facial hair, their tongues lolling into fizzy yellow pints of lager.
About 2-3 weeks prior to Emma Finch’s death you told two of your friends Abi that “he hoped his Nan died soon because he was skint[…]and[…]that he thought he was the only one getting money in the will when she died”.
Mr Grave proceeded to give a stern warning to those “errant pupils” who, against the rules, had been smuggling their mobile phones into school. This was just about everyone, though Zoe was far too skint to even dream of ever owning one.
Word Forms
- skinter
- skintest
Synonyms for skint
Depending on context, synonyms include poor, bust, broke.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include poor, broke, bust, plackless, thin, potless.
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