ゲルピン

noun

money-shortage crisis

Abbreviation of German 'Geld' (money) and English 'pinch', referring to a financial pinch or cash crunch. Slangy and somewhat dated; used in casual contexts.

from German Geld · from English pinch

• 今こん月げつはゲルピンで、外がい食しょくは無む理りだ。

  I'm in a money crunch this month, so eating out is impossible.

• 給きゅう料りょう日び前まえはいつもゲルピン状じょう態たいになる。

  I always end up in a cash-strapped state right before payday.