Estar sin blanca
To be broke
Este mes estoy sin blanca, así que nada de salir: hacemos cena en casa y ya.
After paying rent, utilities and a fine, you check your banking app before going out and cancel the dinner plans.
It means having no money at all, completely skint, and sounds more colloquial than 'no tengo dinero'. The 'blanca' refers to a tiny medieval coin used in Spain (a 'blanca' was worth very little), so 'sin blanca' Literally means 'without even the smallest coin'. It's very common in Spain; in many Latin American countries it's understood, but coexists with 'estar sin un peso', 'sin un duro' (more old-fashioned) or 'estar pelado'.
"Estar sin blanca" does not mean to be out of drugs, to feel out of place, to be short on time. It specifically means "To be broke".
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