"Remoaner" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɹɪˈməʊnə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɹəˈməʊnə/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: Remoaners [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊnə(ɹ) Etymology: Blend of Remainer + moaner. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Remainer|moaner}} Blend of Remainer + moaner Head templates: {{en-noun}} Remoaner (plural Remoaners)
  1. (UK politics, derogatory) A Remainer; one who complains about or rejects the outcome of the 2016 referendum on the UK's membership of the European Union. Tags: UK, derogatory Categories (topical): Brexit, UK politics Synonyms: Remainer, Remainiac [derogatory]

Inflected forms

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