Brexit

brexit English 2016 June 25 Alternative forms en Brixit Etymology en :blend Britain<id:proper noun> exit 1 en Britain exit, formed by analogy with en Grexit. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the earliest attested use of this word is on 15 May, 2012 in a Euractiv blog post by Peter Wilding titled “Stumbling towards the Brexit”, formed by analogy with en Grexit, coined on 6 February 2012. Pronunciation en /ˈbɹɛɡzɪt/ /ˈbɹɛksɪt/ RP en en-au-Brexit.ogg AU en ɛksɪt ɛɡzɪt 2 en Brex it Proper noun en UK politics en Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union. en Bremain en Peter Wilding Stumbling towards the Brexit https://blogactiv.eu/blog/2012/05/15/stumbling-towards-the-brexit/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160624171001/https://blogactiv.eu/blog/2012/05/15/stumbling-towards-the-brexit/ 24 June 2016 w:EurActiv 15 May 2012 Unless a clear view is pushed that Britain must lead in Europe at the very least to achieve the completion of the single market then the portmanteau for Greek euro exit might be followed by another sad word, Brexit. en w:Denis MacShane Brexit: How Britain Will Leave Europe London w:I.B. Tauris 2015 6 978-1-78453-313-7 The business community began to take the idea of Brexit seriously. Three major American banks, the Bank of America, Citibank and Morgan Stanley, revealed they were working on contingency plans to relocate from London to Dublin en w:Kate McCann EU referendum live: David Cameron resigns after UK shocks the world by voting for Brexit http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/24/eu-referendum-live-david-cameron-resigns-as-uk-shocks-the-world/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160624100755/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/24/eu-referendum-live-david-cameron-resigns-as-uk-shocks-the-world/ 24 June 2016 w:The Daily Telegraph 24 June 2016 David Cameron has resigned as Prime Minister after Britain voted to leave the European Union. It followed a turbulent night with Remain campaigners quietly confident until the early hours when results from Newcastle and Sunderland showed better than expected returns for the Brexit camp. A surprise victory for a Brexit in Swansea, which was expected to vote to Remain, did little to dampen concerns despite Scotland overwhelmingly backing staying in the Union. en Alex Barker; Jim Brunsden Eurocrats’ pensions shape up to be flashpoint in Brexit talks w:The Financial Times London 1 August 2016 The pensions of British Eurocrats are shaping up to be one of the most politically poisonous points in the UK’s Brexit talks, as the EU and London prepare to clash over liabilities running to several billion euros. en Michel Barnier w:BBC News 19 June 2017 Brexit Negotiations: David Davis says ‘Promising Start’ Made We must lift the uncertainty caused by Brexit. en Daniel Boffey; Jennifer Rankin EU scorns UK’s ‘pick and mix’ approach to trade post-Brexit w:The Guardian London 7 March 2018 [Donald] Tusk said: “Our agreement will not make trade between the UK and the EU frictionless or smoother. It will make it more complicated and costly than today, for all of us. This is the essence of Brexit.” en Brexit poll reveals record number of voters think decision to leave EU is wrong https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-poll-voters-eu-leave-wrong-theresa-may-negotiations-deal-yougov-a8383826.html w:The Independent London 5 June 2018 Meanwhile, The Sunday Times revealed that civil servants had warned of a “Doomsday Brexit” if no agreement is reached, creating shortages of medicine, fuel and food. https://web.archive.org/web/20220708064948/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-poll-voters-eu-leave-wrong-theresa-may-negotiations-deal-yougov-a8383826.html en Brexit: Theresa May ‘not bluffing’ in threat to leave EU without a deal, Tory minister Liam Fox says https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-latest-theresa-may-no-deal-threat-bluff-liam-fox-eu-boris-johnson-david-davis-a8413021.html w:The Independent London 23 June 2018 “It’s all incredibly unhelpful and what we need to do now is to get closer with our European partners and work out what a realistic, pragmatic Brexit is that works for both sides, the EU and ourselves.” https://web.archive.org/web/20201109023634/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-latest-theresa-may-no-deal-threat-bluff-liam-fox-eu-boris-johnson-david-davis-a8413021.html en 2019-03-05 w:David Miliband As foreign secretary I argued against an EU referendum. Now I back one https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/mar/05/david-miliband-foreign-secretary-eu-referendum-brexit-may w:The Guardian A further referendum is not just a way for voters to decide whether to incur the economic and social cost of a final Brexit deal. https://web.archive.org/web/20191224004947/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/mar/05/david-miliband-foreign-secretary-eu-referendum-brexit-may en 2021 November European Parliamentary Research Service Christiaan van Lierop The EESC also considers that the €5.4 billion reserve will not be sufficient to mitigate the negative effects of Brexit and asks the co-legislators to increase the proposed ceiling. en 2021-12-02 Frontex plane arrives in northern France to help fight people smuggling Euronews AFP Brexit has also made it harder for the UK to deport migrants back to the EU as the country has left the bloc’s asylum scheme. en 2022 Jon M. Garon Parenting for the Digital Generation 242 Isolationism fueled by the tribalistic and populist appeals made so effective on the Internet have led to attacks on immigrants, the vote for Britain to leave the European Union (known as Brexit), and the increase in regional conflicts around the globe. en 2022 November 16 Paul Bigland From rural branches to high-speed arteries RAIL 970 52 Thanks to Brexit, many ferry companies now run direct from Ireland to the EU mainland, bypassing UK ports such as Fishguard, with an impact on traffic. en-GB 2023-02-02 w:Andrew Adonis Sooner or later, re-entry to the customs union and single market is inevitable Prospect https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/60464/sooner-or-later-re-entry-to-the-customs-union-and-single-market-is-inevitable Even the BBC, long prevaricating on the issue, has started properly reporting the Brexit catastrophe, particularly its impact on the cost of living, NHS staff shortages and projections of weak future economic growth. https://web.archive.org/web/20231203115956/https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/60464/sooner-or-later-re-entry-to-the-customs-union-and-single-market-is-inevitable en-GB 2023-08-07 Jo Harper UK–US: What’s happened to their free trade deal? Deutsche Welle https://www.dw.com/en/uk-us-whats-happened-to-their-free-trade-deal/a-66122162 Biden’s irritation with London’s inability to solve its “Irish question” after Brexit has also played a role. https://web.archive.org/web/20231214142635/https://www.dw.com/en/uk-us-whats-happened-to-their-free-trade-deal/a-66122162 en-GB Heather Stewart ‘Choose London’: Sadiq Khan steps up efforts to lure EU citizens post-Brexit w:The Guardian 2023-10-06 https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/oct/06/london-sadiq-khan-eu-citizens-uk-capital-brexit-mayor 0261-3077 The mayor of London has urged EU citizens to “choose London” over other European cities, promising to make the UK capital a better place to live and work despite Brexit. https://web.archive.org/web/20231114203220/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/oct/06/london-sadiq-khan-eu-citizens-uk-capital-brexit-mayor en-GB 2023-11-03 Tim Olivier Brexit: a critical juncture in the UK’s international relations? UK in a Changing Europe https://ukandeu.ac.uk/brexit-a-critical-juncture-in-the-uks-international-relations/ The Brexit referendum seemingly heralded such a moment but other than the negative sentiment of leave, the more positive agenda of what to do with the UK’s newfound status has been found wanting. https://web.archive.org/web/20231203123053/https://ukandeu.ac.uk/brexit-a-critical-juncture-in-the-uks-international-relations/ en-US 2023-11-23 w:Peter Zeihan Ireland Needs a New Game Plan Peter Zeihan Zeihan on Geopolitics w:YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1X7liBj-Tw&t=175s 2:55–3:14 The Brits have been uniquely incompetent in wallowing in narcissistic irrelevance ever since the Brexit vote. They’ve refused to admit that the only path forward for them is a crippling deal with the United States that will give them access to the NAFTA system but at the cost of any kind of economic sovereignty. en-GB 2024-08-01 Lisa O'Carroll UK must apply existing Brexit deals before any reset in relations, says EU w:The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/aug/01/uk-must-apply-existing-brexit-deals-before-any-reset-in-relations-says-eu Brussels has warned the UK that it must fully apply the existing Brexit deals on EU citizens and Northern Ireland before it will entertain a reset in the relationship with London. https://web.archive.org/web/20240822152426/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/aug/01/uk-must-apply-existing-brexit-deals-before-any-reset-in-relations-says-eu en-GB Richard Partington ‘The money machine is misfiring’: City blames Brexit for UK’s £20bn productivity headache w:The Guardian 2025-10-31 https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/oct/31/city-brexit-uk-productivity-eu-rachel-reeves-budget 0261-3077 However, experts say it is increasingly clear that Brexit has played a significant role, exacerbating the post-2008 slump by hitting sectors with EU ties, and as the political turmoil led businesses to put investments on ice. https://web.archive.org/web/20260228060513/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/oct/31/city-brexit-uk-productivity-eu-rachel-reeves-budget en-GB Pippa Crerar Andy Burnham does not rule out Brexit reversal being in next Labour manifesto The Guardian 2026-09-22 https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/22/andy-burnham-fails-rule-out-brexit-reversal-next-labour-manifesto 0261-3077 The prime minister, who will hold his first meeting with the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, on Tuesday, did not rule out including reversing Brexit in Labour’s next manifesto – but suggested the country should focus on securing closer trading ties first. https://web.archive.org/web/20261013164340/https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/22/andy-burnham-fails-rule-out-brexit-reversal-next-labour-manifesto 13 October 2026 Hyponyms en hard Brexit en soft Brexit Coordinate terms en Bremain Derived terms en Terms derived from Brexit Brexit tackle Brexiteer Brexiter Brexitish Brexitist Brexity Bregret Brexitism Brexitland pre-Brexit Regrexit Brexocalypse Brexodus Brexshit hard Brexit post-Brexit soft Brexit regrexit Related terms en Terms related to Brexit 0 Bayxit Blaxit Calexit Catalexit Czexit Dexit Fixit Frexit Grexit Huxit Italexit Lexit Megxit Nexit Polexit Quexit regrexit Roexit Scexit Swexit Texit Waxit Wexit Translations withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU Arabic: ar بِرِكْزِت m Armenian: hy Բրեքզիթ, hy Բրեքսիթ Assamese: as ব্ৰেক্সিট Bengali: bn ব্রেক্সিট Bihari: bh ब्रेक्सिट, bh ब्रेक्जिट Burmese: my ဘရက်ဇစ် Carpathian Rusyn: rue брекзіт m Chinese: Cantonese: yue 英國脫歐 jing1 gwok3 tyut3 au1 Hokkien: nan-hbl 英國脫歐 Eng-kok thoat-au Mandarin: cmn 英國脫歐 Yīngguó tuō'ōu, cmn 英國退歐 Yīngguó tuì'ōu Czech: cs brexit Danish: da Brexit Dinka: din Brɛ̈kdhït Dutch: nl brexit m Esperanto: eo Briteliro, eo Breksiĝo Finnish: fi brexit French: fr Brexit m Galician: gl Brexit Georgian: ka ბრექსიტი German: de Brexit m Greek: el μπρέξιτ n Hebrew: he בְּרֶקְזִיט m brékzit Hindi: hi ब्रेक्जिट Hungarian: hu Brexit, hu brexit Ido: io Brekiro Irish: ga Breatimeacht, ga Sasamach Italian: it Brexit f Japanese: ja イギリスの欧州連合離脱 イギリスのおうしゅうれんごうりだつ, Igirisu no ōshūrengō ridatsu, ja ブレグジット buregujitto Kannada: kn ಬ್ರೆಕ್ಸಿಟ್ Korean: ko 브렉시트 Kyrgyz: ky брексит Latin: la Brexitus m Latvian: lv Brexit m, lv Breksits m, Lithuanian: lt Brexit m, lt Breksitas m Malayalam: ml ബ്രിക്സിറ്റ് Maltese: mt Brexit m Manx: gv Brexit m Marathi: mr ब्रेक्झिट Persian: fa خروج بریتانیا از اتحادیه اروپا xoruj-e beritâniyâ az ettehâdiye-ye orupâ Portuguese: pt Brexit m Punjabi: pa ਬਰੇਗਜ਼ਿਟ Romanian: ro Brexit n Russian: ru бре́кзит m brɛ́kzit, ru бре́ксит m brɛ́ksit Scottish Gaelic: gd Brfhàgail f Sinhalese: si බ්‍රෙක්සිට් Spanish: es Brexit m Swedish: sv brexit n Tamil: ta பிரெக்சிட்டு Telugu: te బ్రెగ్జిట్ Thai: th เบร็กซิต brèk-sít Ukrainian: uk брексит m, uk бреґзит m Urdu: ur بریگزٹ, ur خارج برطانیۂ یورپی متحدہ سے xārij-e britāniya yōrapī muttahidda sē Welsh: cy Brexit m, cy Brecsit m, cy Prydael m rare Yiddish: yi ברעקסיט m Verb en of Britain To exit the European Union. en Stefano Francesco Fugazzi Brexit? 2015 27 978-1-326-31174-2 Brexiting the EU, not leaving Europe en Owen Bennet 10 https://books.google.com/books?id=AqU9DQAAQBAJ&pg=PT59 The Brexit Club: The Inside Story of the Leave Campaign’s Shock Victory 2016 978-1-78590-113-3 [Nigel] Farage recalls: What was clear from that polling was that in June 2015 the most trusted person in the country on whether to Brexit or not to Brexit was David Cameron. en w:Maureen Dowd Unconventional Conventions https://books.google.com/books?id=dhxeDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT334 The Year of Voting Dangerously: The Derangement of American Politics 2016 978-1-4555-3924-6 Parisiens I had talked to were universally disgusted: with David Cameron, for holding the vote; with the British, for Brexiting; en slang by extension To exit, to leave (e.g. a romantic relationship). en See also Appendix: Brexit glossary Further reading United Kingdom European Union membership referendum, 2016 en terms derived from toponyms en Brexit Conservatism European Union Nationalism United Kingdom Danish Proper noun da politics en Brexit da Brexit Dutch Etymology Borrowed from nl en Brexit. Pronunciation nl /ˈbrɛk.sɪt/ nl Nl-Brexit.ogg nl Bre xit Proper noun m en Brexit nl Brexit French Etymology fr :bor en:Brexit fr en Brexit. Pronunciation [t:t_] fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-Brexit.wav <<France>> (<<Somain>>) Proper noun m en Brexit fr le Brexit dur hard Brexit fr Le Brexit ou l'absurdité du siècle Le Point Nicolas Baverez Le Brexit (British exit) ou sortie du Royaume-Uni de l'Union européenne paraît pratiquement inéluctable. http://www.lepoint.fr/editos-du-point/nicolas-baverez/le-brexit-ou-l-absurdite-du-siecle-17-07-2014-1846729_73.php 17 July 2014 Brexit (British exit), or the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union, seems practically inevitable. https://web.archive.org/web/20241219010057/https://www.lepoint.fr/editos-du-point/nicolas-baverez/le-brexit-ou-l-absurdite-du-siecle-17-07-2014-1846729_73.php 19 December 2024 fr Rapport d'information de la commission des affaires européennes sur les négociations de l'Union européenne avec le Royaume Uni relatives à son maintien au sein de l'Union Danielle Auroi 2016 Début janvier, David Cameron a finalement accepté de laisser les ministres de son cabinet faire campagne en faveur du Brexit s'ils le souhaitaient, à titre privé et individuel. 18 https://books.google.com/books?id=oJSXCwAAQBAJ&lpg=PA18&dq=%22du%20Brexit%22&pg=PA18#v=onepage&q=%22du%20Brexit%22&f=false At the start of January, David Cameron finally agreed to let ministers in his cabinet campaign in favour of Brexit if they wished, in a private and individual capacity. fr Résultat du référendum sur le Brexit Le Huffington Post 24 June 2016 Le Brexit, ou British Exit, était en tête avec près de 51,7% des voix après dépouillement dans 300 des 382 centres du pays, peu avant 5h, selon le décompte officiel, grâce à des résultats largement favorables dans plusieurs villes du nord de l'Angleterre et au Pays de Galles. http://www.huffingtonpost.fr/2016/06/24/resultat-brexit-britanniques-votent-sortie-royaume-uni-ue_n_10640532.html Brexit, or "British Exit", was ahead with nearly 51.7% of the vote after counting had finished in 300 of 382 local authorities, shortly before 5 am, according to the official count, thanks to broadly favourable results in several cities in Northern England and Wales. https://web.archive.org/web/20220527041859/https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/2016/06/24/resultat-brexit-britanniques-votent-sortie-royaume-uni-ue_n_10640532.html 27 May 2022 fr Brexit: «Seul un accord de libre-échange est possible», prévient Donald Tusk Le Figaro AFP agence 2018 Le Brexit «conduira inévitablement à des frictions» commerciales entre l'UE et le Royaume-Uni, étant donné le souhait britannique de quitter le marché unique et l'union douanière Brexit "will inevitably lead to friction" in trade between the EU and the UK, given Britain's desire to leave the single market and the customs union fr Brexit: «Seul un accord de libre-échange est possible», prévient Donald Tusk Le Figaro AFP agence 2018 Les tractations sur les futurs liens commerciaux entre l'UE et le Royaume-Uni n'ont pas encore démarré, les discussions s'étant jusqu'ici concentrées sur la préparation du traité scellant le Brexit, avec de lourds dossiers comme la facture du divorce, le sort des expatriés et l'avenir de la frontière irlandaise. Negotiations on future trade links between the EU and the UK have not yet started, discussions up to now having concentrated on drafting the treaty finalising Brexit, including complicated issues such as the divorce bill, the fate of expats, and the future of the Irish border. fr Le gouvernement prépare les douanes à un Brexit dur Le Monde Benoît Floc'h Reste une troisième option : l’absence d’accord. C’est le Brexit dur. La frontière serait immédiatement et totalement rétablie en mars 2019. There remains a third option: the lack of an agreement. This is hard Brexit. The border would be immediately and completely re-established in March 2019. http://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2018/04/28/le-gouvernement-prepare-les-douanes-a-un-brexit-dur_5291933_823448.html 28.04.2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20250724130130/https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2018/04/28/le-gouvernement-prepare-les-douanes-a-un-brexit-dur_5291933_823448.html 24 July 2025 Further reading fr fr Brexit German Pronunciation de /ˈbʁɛksɪt/ sometimes anglicised /ˈbɹɛksɪt/ de De-Brexit.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Proper noun m,(s).article de politics en Brexit Declension m,(s).sg de Brexit Hungarian Pronunciation brekszit bregzit hu Bre xit Noun ek hu brexit Brexit Declension Brexite eBrexit j jei hu Brexit Romanian Etymology ro :ubor en:Brexit + 1 Proper noun n en Brexit ro Brexit Spanish Etymology es :bor en:Brexit + 1 Pronunciation bréxit Proper noun m en Brexit es Brexident, más que Brexit 25 May 2015 Pablo R. Suanzes Con la campaña electoral británica y el giro a la derecha, por así llamarlo, de David Cameron, otro concepto se ha hecho bastante popular en los pasillos de las instituciones, el de 'Brexit'. http://www.elmundo.es/internacional/2015/05/25/5561fc1322601d3f0c8b457d.html El Mundo https://web.archive.org/web/20251010023639/https://www.elmundo.es/internacional/2015/05/25/5561fc1322601d3f0c8b457d.html 10 October 2025 es El gran riesgo de 2016 para los mercados es el 'Brexit' Roberto Casado 26 November 2015 Los inversores apenas han reaccionado al sondeo, el primero que otorga la victoria a los partidarios del Brexit. http://www.expansion.com/opinion/2015/11/26/565776f1268e3eab3d8b465b.html Expansión https://web.archive.org/web/20251010023741/https://www.expansion.com/opinion/2015/11/26/565776f1268e3eab3d8b465b.html 10 October 2025 es Cinco efectos que podría generar el Brexit en Ecuador El Comercio 24 June 2016 Carolina Enriquez Hasta antes del Brexit, estas personas sí tenían libertad para laborar en territorios británicos. http://www.elcomercio.com/actualidad/reinounido-economia-ecuador-brexit-unioneuropea.html 25 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160625124335/http://www.elcomercio.com/actualidad/reinounido-economia-ecuador-brexit-unioneuropea.html 25 June 2016 es La UE enfría las expectativas de May y solo ofrece un acuerdo comercial tras el Brexit El Pais 7 march 2018 Lucía Abellán El acuerdo comercial no hará la relación comercial más fácil. Será más complicada. Esa es la esencia del Brexit es La UE enfría las expectativas de May y solo ofrece un acuerdo comercial tras el Brexit El Pais 7 march 2018 Lucía Abellán No habrá ganadores tras el Brexit. Las dos partes pierden Further reading es es Brexit Welsh Alternative forms cy Brecsit Etymology Borrowed from cy en Brexit. Pronunciation cy /ˈbrɛksɪt/ Proper noun m Brexit Usage notes This noun cannot usually be mutated. Synonyms cy rare cy Prydael cy Brexit