Leftugee

//ˈlɛfjʊd͡ʒiː// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who leaves a liberal blue state to live in a conservative red state, (often) doing so in favour of fewer regulations and lower taxes. US

    "Just as a refugee resettles to escape hardship, a leftugee does so to flee the punitive financial environment created in their state by big government."

Example

More examples

"Just as a refugee resettles to escape hardship, a leftugee does so to flee the punitive financial environment created in their state by big government."

Etymology

Blend of left (political left, left-wing) + refugee.

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