Meanings
nounBrexodus (uncountable)
- UKuncountablegovernmentThe departure of people or companies from the UK due to Brexit.
Brexodus fears: Banks may leave London after the vote, it was claimed
2016 October 11, Nicholas Cecil, Pippa Crerar, “Fears grow of bank Brexodus from the City as pound slumps”, in Evening Standard1 more example
So the Brexodus will also include skilled locals, who know they too are better off working in an environment that provides them with opportunities rather than constraints.
2016 November 10, Timothy Devinney, “Brexodus: the world’s highly skilled have options other than the UK”, in TES
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*h₁eǵʰs
- Proto-Hellenic*eks
- Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
- Ancient Greekἐξ- (ex-)
- Proto-Indo-European*sed-
- Proto-Indo-European*sodós?
- Proto-Hellenic*hodós
- Ancient Greekὁδός (hodós)
- Ancient Greekἔξοδος (éxodos)
- Latinexodus
- Englishexodus
- EnglishBrexodus
Cite this entry
APA
Brexodus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brexodus
MLA
“Brexodus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brexodus. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Brexodus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brexodus.
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