An uptight, desperate word that has fallen upon straightened times.
"Partway through the making of “Dummy,” released in 1994, they brought in Mr. Utley, who had been what he calls a “skint” — which means barely getting by — jazz guitarist."The New York Times, After a Decade Away, Portishead Floats Back, by Jon Pareles, April 13, 2008
An uptight, desperate word that has fallen upon straightened times.
"Partway through the making of “Dummy,” released in 1994, they brought in Mr. Utley, who had been what he calls a “skint” — which means barely getting by — jazz guitarist."
The New York Times, After a Decade Away, Portishead Floats Back, by Jon Pareles, April 13, 2008