cashtration

English

Etymology

Blend of cash +‎ castration.

Pronunciation

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Noun

cashtration (uncountable)

1. (slang, humorous) The loss or lack of money.
   • 2000 May 19, Arnie Lerma, “Re: Thursday Box... BE tanks further”, in alt.religion.scientology‎^[1] (Usenet):

     Looks like death by cashtration

   • 2010 March 31, Jeannette Showalter, “The new investment lingo”, in Fort Myers Florida Weekly:

     For the couple suffering from cashtration (financial impotency) all that’s left is a staycation, a frugal vacation spent close to home.

   • 2011, William Weyr, Anvil of Moonlight, Xlibris, →ISBN, page 9:

     I suffered from cashtration—an intimate condition of money separation. But I paid. I paid every day.