expat

A person that lives and works in a foreign country while acting as if they never left their home country.

James was unfamiliar with the local language and culture as he rarely ventured outside the expat bubble.

by wix99 March 27, 2020

expatriate

A citizen of one country living in another.

In the early 1900's, Paris was the home of many American expatriates.

by gregbo October 10, 2003

Expat

Expatriate - it means "immigrant" - it's a word created by white people so they don't have to call themselves "immigrants" when they leave their native country and go somewhere else.

"Nah, Jose's an Immigrant...not me..... I'm an Expat. "

by Johnny GYFS August 23, 2021

Expat

What white people call themselves when they don't want to be called immigrants.

90% of the population in Dubai consists of immigrants and expats.

by Richsin August 13, 2021

expat

A person taking up residency in another country.

Now most commonly used as term for those working in companies outside of their home country such as those with regional position and their family.

1. She got offered a regional position in her company's head office in Singapore making here an expat in that tiny city-state.

2. Our new neighbor is an expatriate family from Argentina, family of the newly appointed Argentine Diplomat.

by cl_dan July 7, 2005

expat

An immigrant who refuses to learn/use the language of their new country, usually British people from the baby boomer generation

God that expat's so rude! Did you hear them pronounce croissant? Sounded like kroy-saint

by Witwhoo January 20, 2021

expat kid

The child of an expatriate. Expatriates are professionals transferred/posted to another country for work purposes. They may spend anywhere from ten months to ten years overseas, and their salaries are often as big as their egos. With nearly all expenses paid for, expat kids are enrolled in the most expensive international schools available in their host country. As a result of being surrounded by their own elite kind all the time, most expat kids are spoilt, smart, arrogant and very fashionably-dressed.

If they move around the globe at least twice, expat kids evolve into Third Culture Kids (TCK)s.

Girl 1: I can't wait to watch Gossip Girl tonight!
Girl 2: Ha, why bother? It's practically based off our lives! Only Blaire and Serena are actually native New Yorkers and not foreigners.

Guy 1: So, which high school do you go to?
Guy 2: I go to Singapore American School, bitch.
Guy 1: Shit, you must be loaded! You an expat kid or something?
Guy 2: Damn right I am!

by A pauper among princes March 1, 2010