Laptop Expat

The annoying expat who constantly post pictures of themselves working on their laptop by the beach, nature or a cafe in some remote third world country, usually very pale skin, malnourished and spotting a manbun with a cup of soy latte, and portraying themselves as successful carefree individual living the life.

See that hippie laptop expat over there? He said he's a dropshipper.

by anonymous August 16, 2021

expatriate myopia

a form of blindness resulting from having travelled to a remote part of the planet, under very difficult conditions, only to realise that there's a tour group there. Expatriate myopia causes you to not see the tour bus, the group or any individual that may remotely come from where you're from. It's often accompanied by deafness. Usually contracted by backpackers...

Diane developed expatriate myopia in Bakit Lawang, having arrive there after a 23 hour bus trip, only to find that every room was taken by Australian Year 12 students on schoolies.

by Normally Light Fingered February 3, 2010

Expatting

v: Expatting, to expat. The act of moving to another country for the purpose of building a better life or a more fulfilling career.

The job market really sucks. My friend? He's thinking of expatting to another country. He's really got some good plans for what he'll do!

Or:

The job market really sucks. My friend? He expatted to another country. Now, he's living his life to the fullest!

by Aych April 25, 2012

expatreneurship

the act of pursuing small business ownership in a foreign country

This guy's as American as they come but has started multi-million dollar companies in Vietnam, Canada and Nicaragua. He's pretty much the Michael Jordan of expatreneurship.

by TheExpatreneur December 28, 2014

Expat Moment

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

expatriate

To kill by removing someone's skin, therefore making them melt. Extremely gross, and you should just use a gun.

Bob: Hey Kenthar, do you want to hear about how I expatriated this guy the other night?
Kenthar: How did you get in here?

by Kenthar October 12, 2003

Expated

Expated: A person who has lived and worked as an expat (expatriate), and then gone back home (repatriated). The past tense of an expat, expatriate, or expat-brat.

Karen and Dave expated in China for two years.

by Karen Fleming December 27, 2005