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white flight

[ hwahyt flahyt, wahyt ]

noun

  1. the movement of white people, especially middle-class and affluent white people, from urban neighborhoods undergoing racial integration to the suburbs.

white flight

noun

  1. the departure of White residents from areas where non-White people are settling
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of white flight1

First recorded in 1965–70

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white flag, show thewhite flint

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