Blend of left (political left, left-wing) + refugee.
A blend of left + refugee
Proto-Germanic *luft-
Old English left ‘weak, clumsy, foolish’
Middle English left
English left
Proto-Indo-European *bʰewg-
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Latin refugium ‘a place of refuge, place to flee back to’
Old French refuge ‘hiding place’
French réfugier ‘to take refuge, to seek refuge’
French réfugié
English refugee
Today it means
noun 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.
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Etymograph / leftugee
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