lovepat

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

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.

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.

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.