Skinter vs Skintern - What's the difference?
skinter | skintern |
(skint)
(slang, British, Australian) Penniless, poor, impecunious, broke.
(US, slang) An intern, often female, who wears very revealing clothing in an office setting where more conservative attire is common.
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As an adjective skinter
is (skint).As a noun skintern is
(us|slang) an intern, often female, who wears very revealing clothing in an office setting where more conservative attire is common.skinter
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Adjective
(head)skint
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(en-adj)Usage notes
* Cockney rhyming slang for skint' is boracic lint, or just ' boracic .Synonyms
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* ---- ==Norwegian Bokmål==Verb
(head)skintern
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(en noun)Showing off a bit of skin", The Washington Times , 5 July 2006:
- They’re known as “skinterns.” Those who think “belly shirts” are career wear. If the devil wears Prada, the skinterns wear nada.
Scantily-clad interns give working girls a bad name", The Daily Collegian (University of Massachusetts Amherst), 28 September 2009:
- Though “skinterns ” do provide ample entertainment and a welcome distraction for many young staffers, the situation actually points to a disturbing reality lurking behind the heavy gilded doors of the Capitol: by appearing scantily-clad in their attire, women self-designate themselves into inferior roles and open themselves up to objectification.
Where the 'Skinterns' Should Work", Village Voice , 15 July 2010:
- Meanwhile, the barely there selection of a skintern might actually cause potential donors on the street to take a second look, and, possibly even open their wallets -- just hopefully not in expectation of sexual favors.