skint

adjective (skint — informal, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand)

«skint» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

(slang, UK) Having no money at all; broke. tree →
In old country speech, skint can mean climbed or scrambled quickly up something. tree →

In the lessons

In everyday British, Irish, Australian and New Zealand talk, people say they are skint near the end of the week or month. It is casual, not rude. In maths with real speech, «I'm skint» means the money left is £0 (or almost). Phrases: completely skint, flat broke.

Examples

I can't come to the cinema, I'm skint. tree →
(UK) Lend us a quid, I'm skint till Friday. tree →
After buying the bike, he was totally skint. tree →
We're a bit skint this week, so we'll eat at home. tree →
Skint again? You spent all your pocket money on sweets! tree →
She was skint, so she walked instead of taking the bus. tree →
Brer Rabbit he skint up de chimbly--dat's w'at turnt de pot er greens over. tree →

Note

Informal: use broke or «have no money» in formal writing; the US mostly says broke. Comes from skinned. In a money problem, someone skint has nothing left to spend.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «skint» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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