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rex-pat

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.73 in modern English

Syllables
rex--pat
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A repeat expatriate; one who becomes expatriated again.

American usage; Informal

Example Sentences

Etymology

Blend of repeat + expat. Attributed to Alan Levy, an expatriate who edited The Prague Post from 1990 until his death in 2004.

Usage

Inflected Forms

rex-pats (plural) rex-patriate (alternative)

Questions

What does rex-pat mean?
A repeat expatriate; one who becomes expatriated again.
Where does rex-pat come from?
Blend of repeat + expat. Attributed to Alan Levy, an expatriate who edited The Prague Post from 1990 until his death in 2004.

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