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Short for Expatriate - somebody who has left his or her homeland to live or work in another country, usually for a long period of time.

OR my version:

Expat in Dubai: constantly complaining and rude git with an ego the size of Asia. Other characteristics includes trying to live a lavish lifestyle on a meagre salary and continous road rage
if one of these non-natives gives you lip:

'hey a**hole, don't you get all expat on me!'
Expat by annoyed by expats May 5, 2006
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A migrant, generally from an English speaking country, with more money and/or attitude than the average citizen.
The locals should learn English so they can communicate with the expat community.
expat by richmx2 April 15, 2013
I moved to Thailand from America, making me an expat.
expat by Drew3178 April 12, 2004
What white people call themselves when they don't want to be called immigrants
90% of population in Dubai consists of immigrants and expats.
Expat by Richsin August 13, 2021
A word that means immigrant used by white people because they don't want to sound like brown people
In Dubai, white people living there are expats and brown workers are immigrants
Expat by 3xFLAG April 28, 2023
When you are an immigrant, but you feel the need to distance yourself from "those" immigrants.
Sarah is an expat from New York. She moved to Europe because there were too many immigrants in her hometown.
Expat by Trainy Mc trainface April 29, 2024
An immigrant who thinks « immigrant » is a dirty word
After moving to Morocco to “find himself,” Jake insists he’s an expat, not an immigrant — because apparently it’s only immigration when *they* do it.
Expat by tamarabutworse July 11, 2025