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cashectomy

cashectomy noun: the removal of all of a person's money, usually by voluntary means.

Noun

cashectomy (plural cashectomies)

  1. (humorous, slang) The removal of all of a person's money, usually by voluntary means.
    • 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.1970 December 22, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Episode Twenty-six
    • Their first obligation is to sell you — to perform a cashectomy.1984, Jeff Slutsky, Woody Woodruff, Streetfighting, →ISBN, page 154

Forms of cashectomy

pluralcashectomies

Origin of cashectomy

From cash + -ectomy.

Words that rhyme with cashectomy

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Questions about cashectomy

What does cashectomy mean?
Cashectomy means the removal of all of a person's money, usually by voluntary means.
What part of speech is cashectomy?
Cashectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of cashectomy?
The plural of cashectomy is cashectomies.

Words near cashectomy in the dictionary

  1. Cashdollar
  2. Cashdollars
  3. cashdrag
  4. cashdrags
  5. cashectomies
  6. cashectomy
  7. cashed
  8. cashed in
  9. cashed in one's chips
  10. cashed out
  11. cashed up

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