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(function($) {
    $.fn.removeClassWild = function(mask) {
        return this.removeClass(function(index, cls) {
            var re = mask.replace(/\*/g, '\\S+');
            return (cls.match(new RegExp('\\b' + re + '', 'g')) || []).join(' ');
        });
    };
})(jQuery);

Использование 
$("div").removeClassWild("status_*");