Meaning of gap it | Babel Free
Definitions
Of a white inhabitant of Rhodesia: to emigrate from the country during its transition to independence.
Examples
“[…] but that he would out-think and out-manoeuvre whatever they could throw at us and if we had to gap it because the odds were insurmountable, who better to be with than Darrell.”
“By 1979, thousands had 'gapped it', or taken the 'chicken run', as emigration was derisively known […]”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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