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Wednesday, 4 July 2012
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Boring:
broke
,
out of money/cash
I can't go to the movies with you - I'm completely
broke
.
Use:
skint
or
strapped for cash
or
flat/stone/stony broke
I can't go to the movies with you - I'm completely
skint
.
In context
skint
in an
article
and a song:
Him by
Lily Allen
on Grooveshark
strapped for cash
in an
article
and a
song
stone broke
in an
article
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Notes
The word
skint
is
informal British English
.
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