Meanings
- UKgovernmentThe negative economic and political impact of Brexit.
How should we, on our small island in Spain be preparing for an inevitable and impending Brexocalypse?
2019 March, “Galley Goddess”, in The Islander Magazine, page 1161 more example
In Britain, stockpiling for the Brexocalypse has taken over from Black Friday shopping as the consumer event of the year, with reports of everything from wine to tins of chilli con carne being hoarded in the name of #takingbackcontrol – but should we be doing the same?
2018 December 18, Jennifer O'Connell, ““Brexit stockpile: Favourite foods you might not know are British”, in The Irish Times
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
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ep
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂epó
- Proto-Hellenic*apó
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓πό (ăpó)
- Ancient Greekἀπο- (apo-)
- Ancient Greekκαλύπτω (kalúptō)
- Ancient Greekἀποκαλύπτω (apokalúptō)
- Ancient Greekᾰ̓ποκᾰ́λῠψῐς (ăpokắlŭpsĭs)
- Latinapocalypsis
- Middle Englishapocalips
- Englishapocalypse
- EnglishBrexocalypse
Blend of Brexit + apocalypse.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Brexocalypse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brexocalypse
“Brexocalypse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brexocalypse. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Brexocalypse,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brexocalypse.
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