skint
adjectiveInformal
A British English slang term. Browse all British slang.
What it means
Broke; having no money at all, usually temporarily.
In use
Can't come out, I'm skint till payday.
We were completely skint that first year.
Where it comes from
A worn-down form of skinned — stripped of everything, as an animal is skinned.
Other forms
- Similar terms:
- brassic, broke