Also means
mowed down (literal)
Usage Note
Fauché in informal speech means having no money, derived from the verb faucher ('to mow', 'to knock down'). The slang sense is very widespread in conversational French. The feminine form is fauchée. One can also say être fauché comme les blés (broke as wheat — i.e., completely flat).
Examples
"Je suis complètement fauché ce mois-ci."
Natural Translation
I am completely broke this month.

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