"exodust" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈɛksəʊdʌst/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɛksoʊˌdʌst/ [General-American] Forms: exodusts [present, singular, third-person], exodusting [participle, present], exodusted [participle, past], exodusted [past]
Etymology: Back-formation from exoduster. Etymology templates: {{back-formation|en|exoduster}} Back-formation from exoduster Head templates: {{en-verb}} exodust (third-person singular simple present exodusts, present participle exodusting, simple past and past participle exodusted)
  1. (transitive, US, historical) Of an African-American: to leave a state in the Southern United States as part of a mass migration, especially the Exodus of 1879. Tags: US, historical, transitive Related terms: exodus, exoduster

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