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gotaway

gotaway noun: an illegal immigrant who has successfully entered the country without being apprehended.

Noun

gotaway (plural gotaways)

  1. (US) An illegal immigrant who has successfully entered the country without being apprehended.
    • Under Biden in 2021, gotaways leaped to almost 390,000 (a 465 percent increase over Trump's last year).2024, Troy E. Nehls, Borderless by Design

Forms of gotaway

pluralgotaways

Questions about gotaway

What does gotaway mean?
Gotaway means an illegal immigrant who has successfully entered the country without being apprehended.
What part of speech is gotaway?
Gotaway is a noun.
What is the plural of gotaway?
The plural of gotaway is gotaways.

Words near gotaway in the dictionary

  1. got work done
  2. got wrong
  3. got-up
  4. Gotama
  5. Gotarzes
  6. gotaway
  7. gotaways
  8. Gotay
  9. Gotays
  10. gotch
  11. gotch-gutted

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