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To discharge a patient from a hospital, in order to save the hospital or government money or at the behest of a greedy insurance company, sometimes through the use of a pod doctor. Does not apply to illegal aliens, for whom complete care must be provided regardless of cost.
1. Although I am still sick, the hospital is going to turf me because my insurance company is limiting the number of days they will pay for this hospitalization.

2. The insurance company inserted one of its pod doctors into the medical team in order to turf the patient.
Turf by Lulubeans October 2, 2014
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A girl's bush, shaven down, a spot to wipe off the wood.
bush patch
that's some nice turf girls
Turf by not too shabby February 12, 2006
Yo man don't dis on my turf that is TURF cause I'll turf yo ass.
TURF by alkdjnne January 7, 2006
(n.) The region between one's balls and butthole. See also gooch taint.
Man, my turf stinks of shit.
turf by D Squeezy February 9, 2005
Oi Michael, get away from my turf before I blast you!
turf by sammmyyyy June 13, 2008
To force someone to leave somewhere, often used in medicine as part of the "Buff and Turf"
The gomer in room 8 just wouldn't leave and kept saying "go avay, go avay, go avay" so I turfed her to psychiatry
Turf by Datguy8 January 11, 2019