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Blaxit

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/ˈblæɡ.zɪt/

Etymology

Blend of black + exit or blend of blax + exit. Coined by human rights consultant Ulysses Burley III, modelled on earlier words like Brexit, Grexit, etc.

  1. derived from exitus — “departure, going out; way by which one may go out, egress; (figuratively) conclusion, termination; (figuratively) death; income, revenue”
  2. inherited from exit
  3. compounded as blaxit — “black + exit”

Definitions

  1. A social movement promoting the migration of black people to sub-Saharan Africa from the…

    A social movement promoting the migration of black people to sub-Saharan Africa from the United States to pursue adventure, career opportunities, etc.

    • The Covid pandemic and the racial reckoning in the wake of the murder of George Floyd led some Black Americans to seek a different way of life abroad, in a movement that some are calling Blaxit.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA