gap it
gap it verb: of a white inhabitant of Rhodesia: to emigrate from the country during its transition to independence.
Verb
gap it (third-person singular simple present gaps it, present participle gapping it, simple past and past participle gapped it)
- Of a white inhabitant of Rhodesia: to emigrate from the country during its transition to independence.
- […] 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.2015, Hannes Wessels, A Handful of Hard Men: The SAS and the Battle for Rhodesia, page 265
- By 1979, thousands had 'gapped it', or taken the 'chicken run', as emigration was derisively known […]2019, David Kenrick, Decolonisation, Identity and Nation in Rhodesia, 1964-1979, page 2
- Synonyms:
- take the gap
Synonyms of gap it
Forms of gap it
| third-person singular present | gaps it |
|---|---|
| present participle | gapping it |
| past participle | gapped it |
| past | gapped it |
Origin of gap it
In allusion to the gap that separated Salisbury (Harare) from the border crossing point with South Africa at Beitbridge.
Questions about gap it
- What does gap it mean?
- Gap it means of a white inhabitant of Rhodesia: to emigrate from the country during its transition to independence.
- What part of speech is gap it?
- Gap it is a verb.
- What is the past tense of gap it?
- The past tense of gap it is gapped it.
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