Meanings
comparative more Brexity · superlative most Brexity
- UKinformalCharacteristic of Brexit, or the attitudes thought to underlie it; parochial, jingoistic.
It feels a bit Brexity: a pained cry from the past, “We want our Shakespearean canon back!”
2016 October 26, David Greig, “Emma Rice’s exit from Shakespeare’s Globe feels a bit Brexity”, in New Statesman2 more examples
It is a society that has evolved separately from Britain’s mainland and its Anglican beliefs, but it looks like an alternative reality of fiercely insular, irrational England. Is there anything more Brexity than this?
2018 June 7, Peter Bradshaw, “The scariest horror films ever – ranked!”, in The GuardianShe doesn't admit that I'm right — she has been distracted by a woman she has seen out of the window, limping out from a Brexity pub called The Dame's Garter with a vape dangling from her puckered lips […]
2020, Eliza Clark, Boy Parts
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Ancient GreekΒρεττᾰνός (Brettănós)
- Ancient GreekΒρεττανία (Brettanía)
- LatinBritannia
- Anglo-NormanBritaine
- Middle EnglishBritayne
- EnglishBritain
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
- Proto-Italic*eks
- Latinex
- Latinex-
- Latineō
- Latinexeō
- Latinexitus
- Middle Englishexit
- Englishexit
- EnglishBrexit
- EnglishBrexity
Cite this entry
Brexity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brexity
“Brexity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brexity. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Brexity,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brexity.
Source: Brexity on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.