Dexit

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/ˈdɛɡ.zɪt//ˈdɛk.sɪt/

proper noun

The hypothetical withdrawal of Germany from the European Union.

Scrabble 13

Meanings

Dexit1

proper noun
  1. governmentThe hypothetical withdrawal of Germany from the European Union.
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    The AfD had planned to put a call for “Dexit” at the heart of its manifesto for May’s European parliament elections, with a pledge to leave the EU by 2024 unless the bloc is radically reformed. […] Originally founded to oppose the single currency, the AfD has previously shied away from calling for Dexit in a country where 75 per cent of people believe EU membership is beneficial, according to a poll last year.

    2019 January 14, Justin Huggler, “Germany's AfD backs away from Dexit call as France's Le Pen pledges to reform EU from within”, in The Daily Telegraph, archived from the original on 15 Jan 2019

Dexit2

proper noun
  1. governmentThe hypothetical withdrawal of Denmark from the European Union.

    Support for 'Dexit' falls sharply since Brexit […] Euroscepticism has fast lost support in Denmark as the consequences of Britain’s vote for Brexit become clearer, new polling suggest.

    2018 April 3, Jon Stone, “Euroscepticism plummets in Denmark as consequences of Brexit become clear”, in The Independent, archived from the original on 22 Apr 2023
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    Many had seen Denmark as a possible candidate to follow the UK out of the EU, but even the Danish People’s party has backed away from Dexit, while the government has turned from London to Berlin on a number of policies.

    2022 June 1, Richard Milne, “Denmark votes to end EU defence opt-out in historic referendum”, in Financial Times

Dexit3

proper noun

alternative DExit

  1. businessThe trend of companies reincorporating outside of Delaware.

Dexit4

proper noun
  1. slanglifestyleThe decision by Game Freak to make the National Pokédex absent from Pokémon Sword and Shield as well as for many Pokémon to be completely unavailable in these games.
    1 more example

    Game Freak came clean, stating that it simply couldn’t include all Pokémon in the games — a first for the series — because of technical limitations. This controversy, known as Dexit by the fans, might have prompted less blowback if Game Freak could show that its decision led to better graphics and performance.

    2022 November 18, Jhaan Elker, “After ‘Pokémon Scarlet’ and ‘Violet,’ we can’t give Game Freak a pass”, in The Washington Post, archived from the original on 19 Nov 2022

Origin

Dexit · proper noun

  1. GermanDexit
  2. EnglishDexit

Borrowed from German Dexit, from the blend of Deutschland (“Germany”) + Exit (“exit”), modeled on Brexit, from English Brexit.

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Dexit · proper noun

Blend of Denmark + exit, modeled on Brexit.

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Dexit · proper noun

Blend of Delaware + exit, modeled on Brexit.

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Dexit · proper noun

  1. Proto-Germanic*puhô
  2. Frankish*pokō
  3. Old Frenchpoche
  4. Anglo-Normanpoket
  5. Middle Englishpocket
  6. Englishpocket
  7. Japaneseポケット
  8. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*monéyeti
  10. Proto-Italic*man-eje-
  11. Proto-Italic*moneō
  12. Proto-Italic*monestrom
  13. Latinmōnstrum
  14. Old Frenchmonstre
  15. Middle Englishmonstre
  16. Englishmonster
  17. Japaneseモンスター
  18. Japaneseポケットモンスターclip.
  19. Japaneseポケモン (Pokemon)
  20. EnglishPokémon
  21. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  22. Proto-Italic*en
  23. Old Latinen
  24. Latinin
  25. Proto-Indo-European*deyḱ-
  26. Proto-Indo-European*déyḱeti
  27. Proto-Italic*deikō
  28. Latindīcō
  29. Latinindex
  30. Englishindex
  31. EnglishPokédex
  32. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  33. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  34. Proto-Italic*eks
  35. Latinex
  36. Latinex-
  37. Latineō
  38. Latinexeō
  39. Latinexitus
  40. Middle Englishexit
  41. Englishexit
  42. EnglishDexit

Blend of Pokédex + exit. Also a pun on Brexit.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

Dexit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dexit

MLA

“Dexit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dexit. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dexit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dexit.

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