Definition
An economic punishment where one country tells another "we're not trading with you anymore" in the geopolitical equivalent of unfriending someone. Confusingly, the word can also mean "to approve," because English is a language designed to cause headaches.
Example Usage
"We sanctioned the country so hard that their leaders had to downgrade from superyachts to regular yachts, which is apparently considered suffering in diplomatic circles."
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See “Sanction” in Corporate Speak, Gen-Z Slang, Pirate Speak, and more.
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