Someone who has lived abroad for so long that while technically American, they feel they are as cool as the locals. Originally coined by D.K.
When you are walking down the street in Dushanbe and give another American "the nod", if they totally blow you off; that is an Expat Hipster.
by babablacksmith December 2, 2011
Get the Expat Hipster mug.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.
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!
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
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1. Noun used to describe the abuse given from Expats to locals.
2. Used to describe the obnoxious behavior displayed among Expats.
3. Used to describe a situation in which money is used to solve a problem.
2. Used to describe the obnoxious behavior displayed among Expats.
3. Used to describe a situation in which money is used to solve a problem.
1. "My Chinese speaking taxi driver took a wrong turn so I screamed in his face till he started crying. I totally went expat on his ass."
2. "You should have seen the look on the maid's face this morning. Someone expat'd the pool and left a floater."
3. "It cost me 2000 dollars to get this picture hung but I couldn't be bothered so I expat'd that shit."
2. "You should have seen the look on the maid's face this morning. Someone expat'd the pool and left a floater."
3. "It cost me 2000 dollars to get this picture hung but I couldn't be bothered so I expat'd that shit."
by mr. expat August 3, 2011
Get the expat'd mug.The price(not necessarily monetary) that you pay for being a foreign national while not understanding the local language or customs.
Person1: I'm not sure what this charge is on my receipt.
Person2: Do you know how to dispute it in french?
Person1: Nope
Person2: Well, it sounds they are charging you the expat tax.
Non-monetary example:
When you've already said "what?" 3 times and finally you just agree.
Person2: Do you know how to dispute it in french?
Person1: Nope
Person2: Well, it sounds they are charging you the expat tax.
Non-monetary example:
When you've already said "what?" 3 times and finally you just agree.
by unflores October 26, 2015
Get the expat tax mug.This is where an expatriot from a first world country becomes so accustomed to the benefits of living in a developing country that they have expectations or express opinions that would totally unreasonable back at home.
eg. I am used to all of my dirty clothes magically disappearing from the floor in my bathroom and reappearing in my cupboard clean and ironed (and I pay very little for this service). But one day I go to wear my favourite shirt and discover it is still in the laundry. Instead of walking to the laundry to get it with my own two legs, I get huffy and annoyed that my maid hasn't brought it to my cupboard. (The expat moment !) This feeling lasts for a moment (hopefully) until I realise that I am spoiled and ridiculous and can get my shirt myself.
by pippasweetie December 4, 2011
Get the Expat Moment mug.a person who moves from a developed country to an developing country with the intention of enjoying an easier way of life, often at the expense of the locals. For example, many English teachers in East Asia like to convince others that they are serving or sacrificing for the populations in which they live and work for a salary far above local wages, but in reality, they are taking advantage of the people living in the host country.
Many of the opportunistic expats in Bangkok who frequent the city's whore houses must pretend that human trafficking does not exist.
by D.S. Credito March 27, 2015
Get the opportunistic expat mug.Kiwi (non-derogatory) meaning a person from New Zealand, or less commonly Australia, and Expat meaning Expatriate. A person from New Zealand who moved to another country (usually on a whim or for work).
"I'm a Kiwi expat, here for a job that pays better than back home."
"Did you see that new intern?"
- "Yeah, I heard she's a Kiwi expat."
"Yup, fresh off a plane on Saturday."
- "For the welcome party, let's give her something with the New Zealand flag on it!"
"Did you see that new intern?"
- "Yeah, I heard she's a Kiwi expat."
"Yup, fresh off a plane on Saturday."
- "For the welcome party, let's give her something with the New Zealand flag on it!"
by pigletprincess44 September 18, 2017
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