Definition of be 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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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.
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wank	Definitions include: to masturbate, especially male masturbation.
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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.
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Other terms relating to 'poor, poor person, homeless person':
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stig	Definitions include: See chav.
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belt-tightening	Definitions include: an instance of tightening (one's) belt.
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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.
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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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honey trap	Definitions include: the intentional seducing of a person in order to blackmail them, or for other nefarious purposes.
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have a turtle head poking out	Definitions include: to need to defecate.
balls of steel	Definitions include: metaphorical testicles that people with courage or gall have.
most def	Definitions include: "most definitely."
skip out on	Definitions include: to evade one's responsibilities.
huh	Definitions include: when used as a statement, "I see."
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nothing to crow about	Definitions include: something bad - i.e. not worth talking about.