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English
Etymology
The "penniless" sense is attested since 1925 and is derived from a variant of skinned
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Pronunciation
Adjective
skint (comparative skinter or more skint, superlative skintest or most skint)
- (slang, UK, Commonwealth, Ireland) Penniless, poor, impecunious, broke.
2012, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Ratburger, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN:Mr Grave proceeded to give a stern warning to those “errant pupils” who, against the rules, had been smuggling their mobile phones into school. This was just about everyone, though Zoe was far too skint to even dream of ever owning one.
- (slang) skinned
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Translations
penniless, poor, impecunious, broke
Anagrams
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Verb
skint
- past participle of skinne