skint

Meaning

Adjective

Origin

  • (usually postpositive) (Brit, slang) without money. variant of skinned, past participle of skin.
  • Word origin and history for skint: adj. "broke, out of money," 1925, slang variant of skinned, past participle of skin (v.).

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