Skint
/skɪnt/adjective
Having no money.
I can't go out tonight, I'm skint.
Often appears as...
- absolutely skint
- flat skint
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
adjective
Having no money.
I can't go out tonight, I'm skint.
Often appears as...
- absolutely skint
- flat skint
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Casual Slang
Skint is informal slang, used more in casual conversation than in formal writing or speeches.
Can't buy that game yet, I'm totally skint until payday.
Pro Tip 2/3British Use
Skint is predominantly used in the UK, so non-British English speakers might not be familiar with it.
The tourists seemed confused when I said I was skint.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for Business
Avoid using 'skint' in professional or business situations, as it's too casual and could be seen as unprofessional.
We've had a tough quarter, but 'we're skint' is not suitable for the financial report.
Compare with
bankruptbreakdestituteimpecuniousindigentinsolventneedypenniless
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Quote examples
Emily Atack
British Actress
I got really bored of sitting around waiting for work or for the next movie to come along that only 100 people would see. I got bored of being skint, of twiddling my thumbs, wondering how to take my life to the next stage.
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Ian Watson
British Writer
I'm working class. Not because my family have always been skint or because I'm from the grim north, but because I am from a class of people who believe in work. In paying their way.
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Mackenzie Crook
English Actor
It's not a very secure industry. I've spoken to a couple of people recently who had a successful TV show and then found themselves absolutely skint and struggling to find a job.
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Shaun Ryder
Adidas have been my pals for years. I might have been skint these past few years but I might also have been naked if they'd not kept sending me the freebies.
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Anna Chancellor
English Actress
If I had married someone wealthy when I was young, I would have sunk like a stone. Being skint makes life quite clear. You've got to take that job.
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Alan Hansen
Scottish Athlete
I always wanted to be a golfer, only I realised that if I'd played golf I would have been skint.
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Bill Nighy
English Actor
When you have a family, or even when you're just seeing a girl, it's difficult to be skint.
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Ncuti Gatwa
I was so skint when I moved down to London and I never had money, ever.
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Pete Doherty
English Musician
Being skint, drunk, paranoid - no, I don't wish that for myself.
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Bez
English Dancer
The money all went to the taxman. I'm completely skint.
Quote examples
Emily Atack
British Actress
I got really bored of sitting around waiting for work or for the next movie to come along that only 100 people would see. I got bored of being skint, of twiddling my thumbs, wondering how to take my life to the next stage.
Quote examples
Ian Watson
British Writer
I'm working class. Not because my family have always been skint or because I'm from the grim north, but because I am from a class of people who believe in work. In paying their way.
Quote examples
Mackenzie Crook
English Actor
It's not a very secure industry. I've spoken to a couple of people recently who had a successful TV show and then found themselves absolutely skint and struggling to find a job.
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Shaun Ryder
Adidas have been my pals for years. I might have been skint these past few years but I might also have been naked if they'd not kept sending me the freebies.
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Anna Chancellor
English Actress
If I had married someone wealthy when I was young, I would have sunk like a stone. Being skint makes life quite clear. You've got to take that job.
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Alan Hansen
Scottish Athlete
I always wanted to be a golfer, only I realised that if I'd played golf I would have been skint.
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Bill Nighy
English Actor
When you have a family, or even when you're just seeing a girl, it's difficult to be skint.
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Ncuti Gatwa
I was so skint when I moved down to London and I never had money, ever.
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Pete Doherty
English Musician
Being skint, drunk, paranoid - no, I don't wish that for myself.
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Bez
English Dancer
The money all went to the taxman. I'm completely skint.
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