skint

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English [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Rhymes: -ɪnt

Adjective [edit]

skint (comparative skinter or more skint, superlative skintest or most skint)

(slang, UK) Penniless, poor, impecunious, broke.

Usage notes [edit]

Cockney rhyming slang for skint is boracic lint, or just boracic.

Synonyms [edit]

See also Wikisaurus:impoverished

Derived terms [edit]

skintness

Translations [edit]

penniless, poor, impecunious, broke

Finnish: auki (fi), rahaton (fi)

Italian: al verde (it)

Anagrams [edit]

knits, stink, tinks

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