Brexit

ˈbɹɛɡzɪt

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#1·1d ago

(slang, by extension) To exit, to leave (e.g. a romantic relationship).

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#2·1d ago

(of Britain) To exit the European Union.

Brexiting the EU, not leaving Europe

Origin: , formed by analogy with Grexit. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the earliest attested use is on 15 May 2012 in a Euractiv blog post by Peter Wilding titled “Stumbling towards the Brexit”, formed by analogy with Grexit, coined on 6 February 2012. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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