skint
Definition
- Adjective:
- Having no money; broke: The word "skint" is an informal, chiefly British slang adjective meaning completely without money or financial resources.
Usage
- "Skint" is used predicatively (after a linking verb like "be" or "feel") to describe a person's temporary state of having no cash or being very short of money. It is casual and conversational.
Examples
- Adjective:
- I can't go to the pub tonight; I'm completely skint.
- After paying the rent, he was skint for the rest of the week.
- Don't ask me for a loan—I'm skint myself!
Advanced Usage
- The term often implies a temporary or cyclical state of poverty, rather than a permanent condition. It can carry a tone of light-hearted resignation.
- It's the end of the month—the skint days are here again.
Variants and Related Words
- Skintness (noun, informal): The state of being skint.
- A feeling of skintness descended upon him after the holiday shopping.
Synonyms
- Broke (informal): Having no money.
- Penniless: Having no money at all.
- Impecunious (formal): Having little or no money.
- Strapped for cash (idiomatic): Needing money; short of funds.
Antonyms
- Flush (informal): Having plenty of money.
- Wealthy: Having a great deal of money or assets.
- Solvent: Having enough money to pay all debts.
Related Idioms
- Flat broke: Completely out of money. (This is a near-identical synonym in meaning and register.)
- I'm flat broke until payday.
Adjective
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lacking funds
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`skint' is a British slang term
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