A compound of the word skint, adjective, and an artificial suffix -tastic, as used in the word fantastic which 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 fantastic in spoken English by pausing after the first syllable.
Possibly influenced by the tendency to emphasise the word fantastic in spoken English by pausing after the first syllable.
by iJuana January 30, 2008