Orwi@programming.dev to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 天前Tomb Raider’s creators on how the game changed their lives: ‘Skint staff were suddenly pulling up in sports cars’www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up164arrow-down13
arrow-up161arrow-down1external-linkTomb Raider’s creators on how the game changed their lives: ‘Skint staff were suddenly pulling up in sports cars’www.theguardian.comOrwi@programming.dev to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 天前message-square14linkfedilink
minus-squareJustARaccoon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 天前as funny as the other replies are, it’s just a way to say you’re dirt poor, often used to describe a temporary personal financial state, rather than used when talking about groups of people or the like. it’s British lingo.
minus-squareSlothMama@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 天前I don’t understand how that makes the sentence make sense
minus-squareHerbal Gamer@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 天前Well if you ain’t skint, you’re minted mate.
minus-squareTomtits@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 天前The other answers weren’t that helpful. It means living off the bones of your arse
What is skint?
Lacking wonga
as funny as the other replies are, it’s just a way to say you’re dirt poor, often used to describe a temporary personal financial state, rather than used when talking about groups of people or the like. it’s British lingo.
Not having much dosh.
The opposite of minted
I don’t understand how that makes the sentence make sense
Well if you ain’t skint, you’re minted mate.
The other answers weren’t that helpful.
It means living off the bones of your arse