Cashectomy

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The removal of all of a person's money, usually by voluntary means. humorous, slang

    "We've every facility here for dealing with people who are rich. We can deal with a blocked purse, we can drain private accounts and in the worst cases we can perform a total cashectomy, which is total removal of all moneys from the patient."

Example

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"We've every facility here for dealing with people who are rich. We can deal with a blocked purse, we can drain private accounts and in the worst cases we can perform a total cashectomy, which is total removal of all moneys from the patient."

Etymology

From cash + -ectomy.

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