Meaning of lovepat | Babel Free

Definitions

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

Examples

“These vitally important Expats are the ‘Lovepats’, who, coming in the bedroom window and sliding between the sheets, have down through the years, given their bodies, their genes, and their chromosomes to us grateful Rock Onions.”

“People either come as lovepats or as skilled migrants, for work.”

“We found three ‘lovepats’ who followed their hearts to the Dutch capital and have no intention of backpedalling any time soon.”

“And Rinda was suddenly aware of a blue bruise just beneath his left eye. He saw her studying it. "A lovepat from my Uncle Rolfe," he said bitterly.”

““Did you strike my boy?” he roared at Tippie. “I just gave him a little lovepat on the seat,” Tippie said, and I said “He didn’t do him any harm,” but Henry was in no mood to listen to reason.”

“I don't recall ever having beaten you—at least not yet. And the lovepat and squeezing I gave you certainly can't have hurt that much.”

“When he flipped her over, to give her a lovepat or two, how suddenly the spank became a clout, became a wallop.”

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