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skint Definition

skint (skint)

adjective

Brit., Slang having little or no money; broke

skint Usage Examples

Preposition: at

  • mo: Might get myself some walking boots but am pretty skint at the mo - what with all that drinking I did over Christmas.
  • moment: Thing is, I'm so so skint at the moment, its struggle to afford diapers for the baby.

Infinitive complement

  • buy: Been listening to the usual old stuff cos no one sends me new music anymore and I'm too skint to buy any.
  • go: Too knackered, old, young, skint to go out?

Modifies a noun

  • student: Q. But I'm a skint student... Q. What's your policy on staff training?
  • writer: But I agree with almost everything else you say. skint writer says: June 24th, 2006 at 4:04 pm " DonĂ¢t be lazy.
  • knee: If you don't want skint knees, don't go cycling without your kneepads.

Modifying Another Word

  • totally: Seven years ago, I was totally skint, Now I am rich enough to afford debts.
  • too: Tix I am coming with my mom pls need cool people to meet all my mates were too skint!
  • still: Having said that, I am still skint at the end of every month.
  • always: I just make crap excuses for why I'm always skint.
  • so: Thing is, I'm so so skint at the moment, its struggle to afford diapers for the baby.
  • really: If you're really skint get off at the previous fare stage and walk.

Used with adjective complement

  • feel: The wine list is short & sweet & , if you're feeling skint, you can BYO.
  • get: The food kitchens were certainly needed cause we were getting skint like in August.
  • end: I'm just hoping I don't end up skint.
  • go: Presumably restricting you is to stop them going skint!

Browse dictionary entries near skint

  1. skinny-dip
  2. skinny
  3. skinner
  4. -skinned
  5. skinless
  6. skink
  7. skinhead
  8. skinful
  9. skinflint
  10. skinflick
  1. skintight
  2. skip
  3. skipjack
  4. skiplane
  5. skipper
  6. skiptracing
  7. skirl
  8. skirmish
  9. skirr
  10. skirt