rex-pat
(US, informal) A repeat expatriate; one who becomes expatriated again.
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(US, informal) A repeat expatriate; one who becomes expatriated again.
2004, Alan Levy, in the film Rex-patriates, and quoted by ''The Prague Post: What's a Rex-pat''[https://web.archive.org/web/20090105165432/http://www.rexpatriateproductions.com/experts.html]:
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