Meaning

2 senses
  1. (informal)Someone who travels to another country to be with a romantic partner, or to experience love.

  2. A pat (gentle touch, e.g. on the head) meant as a display of love or affection; often euphemistically or sarcastically referring to a more violent hitting.

Origin

Blend of love + expat. From love + pat.

Blend of love + expat.

From love + pat.

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Forms

plural: lovepats
Singularlovepat
Plurallovepats

regular

Word family

1 related words
Relatedsexpat

See also

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