Bregret
nounEtymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek Βρεττανός (Brettanós) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā) Ancient Greek Βρεττανία (Brettanía)bor. Latin Britannia Anglo-Norman Britainebor. Middle English Britayne English Britain Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey- Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti Proto-Italic *ejō Proto-Italic *eō Latin eō Latin exeō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin exitusder. Middle English exit English exit blend English Brexit Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰreh₁d-der. Proto-Germanic *grētaną Frankish *grātander. Old French *greter Old French regreterbor. Middle English regretten English regret blend English Bregret Blend of Brexit + regret.
- derived from *greter Old French regreterbor✻
- derived from *grētaną Frankish *grātander✻
- derived from re- Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰreh₁d-der
- derived from Britannia Anglo-Norman Britainebor
Definitions
Regret about Brexit (or voting in favour of Brexit).
- Yet polling shows no ‘Bregret’ – a YouGov survey earlier this week showed 52% of voters think leaving was right and 48% wrong, mirroring the referendum result.
- Brexit may be in the history books, but “Bregret,” as the British newspapers have called it, is back in the air.
The neighborhood
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA