"rex-pat" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-rex-pat.ogg [Australia] Forms: rex-pats [plural]
Etymology: Blend of repeat + expat. Attributed to Alan Levy, an expatriate who edited The Prague Post from 1990 until his death in 2004. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|repeat|expat}} Blend of repeat + expat Head templates: {{en-noun}} rex-pat (plural rex-pats)
  1. (US, informal) A repeat expatriate; one who becomes expatriated again. Wikipedia link: Alan Levy Tags: US, informal Synonyms: rex-patriate
    Sense id: en-rex-pat-en-noun-JbWbeKY3 Categories (other): American English, English blends, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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