Skint-tastic

What is Skint-tastic?

1.

A compound of the word skint, adjective, and an artificial suffix -tastic, as used in the word fantasticwhich has a Greek root. Linguists call this kind of phenomenon a back formation. Cf. pea from pease.

Possibly influenced by the tendency to emphasise the word fantasticin spoken English by pausing after the first syllable.

"I can't come out for a drink this evening as I'm skint-tastic. I don't get paid until next week."

See skint, broke, poor, rich
0

Random Words:

One Man Tug-of-war
1. v.To masturbate aggressively. Gareth eventually won the one man tug-of-war. It was hard going. But, in the end, he was covered in muck ..
Read more
Ouaeh
1. The sound he/she makes when in disgust *Hears terrence gag* "ouaeh ouaeh" 2. The noise one makes when he/she gags. Terren..
Read more
Neanderthal
1. Primitive humans which lived throughout much of Europe, but particulary in France, and Germany. The term "Neanderthal," derive..
Read more

Best StartPage for your browser.

All you need for a faster workflow in one place.



Get it for Free