Meanings
comparative more Brexitish · superlative most Brexitish
- UKinformalResembling or characteristic of Brexit, or the attitudes thought to underlie it.
The Brexitish notion that nation states can just withdraw from the rest of the world and wall in their own production is a cultural fantasy as delusional as any who punch “Australia first!”, “America first!”, “Britain first!” statements into the keypad of a Chinese-assembled mobile phone.
2017 May 1, Van Badham, “Worker exploitation: without an international minimum wage, we're all worth 10 bucks”, in The GuardianSynonyms: Brexity
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveResembling or characteristic of Brexit, or the attitudes thought to underlie it.
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
- EnglishBrexitish
Cite this entry
Brexitish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brexitish
“Brexitish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brexitish. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Brexitish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brexitish.
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