Orwi@programming.dev to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoTomb Raider’s creators on how the game changed their lives: ‘Skint staff were suddenly pulling up in sports cars’www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up166arrow-down13
arrow-up163arrow-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 · 5 days agomessage-square14linkfedilink
minus-squareJustARaccoon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days agoas 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-up3·4 days agoI don’t understand how that makes the sentence make sense
minus-squareHerbal Gamer@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 days agoWell if you ain’t skint, you’re minted mate.
minus-squareTomtits@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 days agoThe 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