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Brexodus

Brexodus noun: the departure of people or companies from the UK due to Brexit.

Noun

Brexodus (uncountable)

  1. (UK) The departure of people or companies from the UK due to Brexit.
    • Brexodus fears: Banks may leave London after the vote, it was claimed2016 October 11, Nicholas Cecil, Pippa Crerar, “Fears grow of bank Brexodus from the City as pound slumps”, in Evening Standard
    • So the Brexodus will also include skilled locals, who know they too are better off working in an environment that provides them with opportunities rather than constraints.2016 November 10, Timothy Devinney, “Brexodus: the world’s highly skilled have options other than the UK”, in TES

Origin of Brexodus

Blend of Brexit + exodus.

Questions about Brexodus

What does Brexodus mean?
Brexodus means the departure of people or companies from the UK due to Brexit.
What part of speech is Brexodus?
Brexodus is a noun.

Words near Brexodus in the dictionary

  1. Brexitism
  2. Brexitland
  3. Brexits
  4. Brexity
  5. Brexocalypse
  6. Brexodus
  7. brexpiprazole
  8. Brexshit
  9. brey
  10. breyde
  11. Breydon Water

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