repat
(riːˈpæt)
colloq. abbrev. of repatriate n. (also repatriation). Also attrib.
| 1946 Brickhill & Norton Escape to Danger xxii. 197 Typical of the repat. boys was ‘Chuck’ Lark. 1948 R.A.F. Rev. June 5/1 (heading) Family camp (for repats). 1968 Punch 12 June 854/2 The emotions attendant on leaving had the same admixture as before: the expat and the repat were, after all, the same person. 1974 P. Flower Odd Job iii. 27 He'd got along on a Repat. pension. |