Regrexit

noun
/ɹɪˈɡɹɛɡ.zɪt/

Etymology

Etymology tree 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 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 blend English Regrexit Blend of regret + Brexit, said to have been coined on 24 June 2016 by one Carl Gardner in a Twitter post (see quotations) following the United Kingdom European Union membership referendum on 23 June 2016.

  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 brexit — “Britain + exit
  4. compounded as regrexit — “regret + Brexit

Definitions

  1. A feeling of regret about Brexit taking place, or about having voted for it.

    • Labour has one chance now. To emerge within weeks as Britain's centrist "Regrexit Unionist" party. If it did that, even I might forgive it.
    • From reports, the UK is moving rapidly from Brexit to Regrexit.

The neighborhood

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