Frexit

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/ˈfɹɛɡ.zɪt//ˈfɹɛk.sɪt/

proper noun

The possible act of France leaving the European Union.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. FrenchgovernmentThe possible act of France leaving the European Union.

    It no longer advocates Frexit from the EU or leaving the euro currency.

    2018 June 4, Maïa de La Baume, “Populist plan for 2019 election puts EU in crosshairs: The next European Parliament could well have more Euroskeptic voices. But can they work together?”, in Politico
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    And while brexit is still on the agenda, after the European Parliament elections from May 22-25 it is quite legitimate to ask ourselves the question whether there is a danger of losing France - in other words is there a risk of a frexit?

    2014 May 31, Adelina Marini, “Is It Time for a Frexit?”, in euinside

    The Front National won the French elections with calls for an immediate restoration of the franc and a referendum on Frexit.

    2014 June, World Commerce Review, volume 8, number 2, page 3

    If Brexit happens can Frexit — France exiting the existing EU — be far behind?

    2015, Denis MacShane, Brexit: How Britain will Leave Europe, page 9

    In France, opinion polls show that the far-right National Front, led by self-styled "Madame Frexit" Marine Le Pen, is now more popular than the center-right Republicans or ruling Socialists.

    2015 November 9, Ian Bremmer, Time, volume 186, number 19, page 12

    Her European policy is Frexit by stealth – unilaterally reducing payments to the EU budget and breaking EU laws she does not like.

    2022 April 8, John Lichfield, “Get ready for a scary fortnight in French politics: a Le Pen presidency really is possible”, in The Guardian

Origin

Blend of France + exit, possibly as an adaptation of Brexit.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Frexit

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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