stone broke

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stohn brohk]
- /stoʊn broʊk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stohn brohk]
- /stoʊn broʊk/

Definitions of stone broke words

adjective stone broke having no money whatsoever. 1
adjective stone broke penniless, poor 1

See all 2 definitions of stone broke

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Origin of stone broke

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90

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Parts of speech for Stone broke

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Stone broke

stone broke popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

stone broke usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for stone broke

adj stone broke

beggared — a person who begs alms or lives by begging.
broke — Broke is the past tense of break.
buster — a person or thing destroying something as specified
cleaned out — free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained: She bathed and put on a clean dress.
dirt poor — lacking nearly all material means or resources for living.

adjective stone broke

fortuneless — Unlucky, unfortunate.

All 11 Synonyms of stone broke