stone broke en · ADJ
Etymology
From stone (“absolutely, completely”) + broke, probably under the influence of earlier expressions such as hard up.
Meanings
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(not-comparable, slang) Synonym of broke: without any money.
Naples wasn't exactly short of nobility... Some were stone broke.
1981, Olivier Bernier, chapter XII, in Pleasure & Privilege, page 197:Stone-broke P... völlig zu Grunde gerichtet.
1886, Heinrich Baumann, Londinismen: Slang und Cant, page 196:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stone-broke | alternative | lexicographic |