Definition of skint

skint

adjective

without money; "broke". British slang.
I'd love to help but I'm completely skint.
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- See more words with the same meaning: poor, poor person, homeless person.
Last edited on Dec 19 2011. Submitted by Jools from Hampton, Worcestershire, UK on Jan 12 2002.

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Other terms relating to 'British, UK slang (list of)':
wonger	Definitions include: Origin British, slang for money.
Yank	Definitions include: A synonym for American, often used in Australia, New Zealand and the UK.
handbag positive	Definitions include: Used on medical charts in the UK to indicate that the patient is an elderly female, due to the possession of a handbag.
swish	Definitions include: an effeminate guy.
gutted	Definitions include: upset, disappointed.
pash	Definitions include: a crush.
GROLIES	Definitions include: acronym for "Guardian Reader Of Low Intelligence in Ethnic Skirt", an insult used by doctors in the UK on medical charts.
wank	Definitions include: to masturbate, especially male masturbation.
God botherer	Definitions include: a person who is ostentatiously religious, evangelical, proselytising.
hen party	Definitions include: a bachelorette party.
doss	Definitions include: something that's easy.
bum chum	Definitions include: a male homosexual's sexual partner.
bloke	Definitions include: man.
fancy	Definitions include: to be romantically interested in.
wag	Definitions include: to not attend school or work, without permission.
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Other terms relating to 'poor, poor person, homeless person':
strapped for cash	Definitions include: without money, or low on money.
lose (one's) shirt	Definitions include: to lose a lot or all of one's money.
stig	Definitions include: See chav.
tighten (one's) belt	Definitions include: to reduce expenses.
belt-tightening	Definitions include: an instance of tightening (one's) belt.
bum	Definitions include: to be sad.
trailer trash	Definitions include: From the stereotype that poor people (especially in the Midwestern United States) live in trailer-homes.
*broke dck**	Definitions include: useless.
gutter punk	Definitions include: a younger punk who is homeless or pretends to be homeless.
to the curb	Definitions include: Broke or without money.
trailer park trash	Definitions include: lower class people who live in trailer parks.
gutter whore	Definitions include: a whore - i.e. a promiscuous (usually female) person, or an actual prostitute (usually female) - who is not doing well financially.
on stamps	Definitions include: broke, out of money.
gritter	Definitions include: a person who is of the red-neck, trailer trash, low morals variety.
strapped	Definitions include: See also strap.
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whaddya	Definitions include: "what do you".
snail, the	Definitions include: a humorous response to an attempted fist bump whereby the attempted fist bump receiver does not reciprocate, but rather moves their hand directly underneath the fist, palm down, and raises the first two fingers.
Cozy	Definitions include: When a man and a woman appear to be cuddled up so closed to keep each other warm. Compare to Chillin', Coolin', or exchanging body heat. Example My Girl and I was in the rear of the club getting real nice and [cozy].
drip	Definitions include: a person who is insignificant or annoying; a prick; an asshole; etc.
tsahob	Definitions include: Purity or gluttony or any value in-between purity and gluttony
banger	Definitions include: a person who one wants to bang (i.e. have sex with.)
five nines	Definitions include: a system that is available 99.999% of the time.
goody-goody	Definitions include: an extremely well-behaved person.
gig head	Definitions include: Used to describe the one's inability to function normally in a social situation surrounding a musical or stage performance due to preoccupation with the performance itself.
low blow	Definitions include: a mean-spirited response.