Meanings
proper noun
- UKderogatoryvulgargovernmentBrexit.
My modest proposal is to construct a set of your own Brexshit bingo cards.
2016 June 16, AFP, “How to call bullshit on EU referendum campaign claims”, in New Statesman1 more example
Demonstrators hold a banner reading "This is Brexshit" during a protest near Britain's embassy in Berlin on July 2, 2016.
2016 July 2, AFP, “Anti-Brexit protesters march in London”, in Express Tribune
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*sek-?
- Proto-Indo-European*skey-
- Proto-Indo-European*skeyd-
- Proto-Indo-European*skéydt
- Proto-Germanic*skītaną
- Proto-Germanic*skitiz
- Proto-West Germanic*skiti
- Proto-West Germanic*skittjā
- Old Englishsċitte
- Old English*sċite
- Middle Englishschite
- Englishshit
- EnglishBrexshit
Blend of Brexit + shit, perhaps in reference to bullshit (“statements that are false or exaggerated to impress or cheat the listener”).
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
Brexshit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brexshit
MLA
“Brexshit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brexshit. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Brexshit,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brexshit.
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