Skint.
Brassic
BRASS-ik
หbrasษชk
Adjective
Etymology & History
Cockney rhyming slang "boracic lint" = skint (without money), adopted into Scottish vernacular. "Boracic" was shortened to "brassic." Spread to Scotland in the late 20th century.
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Region
Scotland
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Era
1970s
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Formality
informal
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