English Explanatory Dictionary

exodust

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. Of an African-American: to leave a state in the Southern United States as part of a mass migration, especially the Exodus of 1879.

Pronunciation

/ˈɛksəʊdʌst/ /ˈɛksoʊˌdʌst/

Word forms

exodust exodusts exodusting exodusted

Etymology

Back-formation from exoduster.

Related words

exodus exoduster
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