Dexit
/ˈdɛɡ.zɪt/
Dexit proper noun: the hypothetical withdrawal of Germany from the European Union.
Proper noun (1)
Dexit
- The hypothetical withdrawal of Germany from the European Union.
- The AfD had planned to put a call for “Dexit” at the heart of its manifesto for May’s European parliament elections, with a pledge to leave the EU by 2024 unless the bloc is radically reformed. […] Originally founded to oppose the single currency, the AfD has previously shied away from calling for...2019 January 14, Justin Huggler, “Germany's AfD backs away from Dexit call as France's Le Pen pledges to reform EU from within”, in The Daily Telegraph
Proper noun (2)
Dexit
- The hypothetical withdrawal of Denmark from the European Union.
- Support for 'Dexit' falls sharply since Brexit […] Euroscepticism has fast lost support in Denmark as the consequences of Britain’s vote for Brexit become clearer, new polling suggest.2018 April 3, Jon Stone, “Euroscepticism plummets in Denmark as consequences of Brexit become clear”, in The Independent
- Many had seen Denmark as a possible candidate to follow the UK out of the EU, but even the Danish People’s party has backed away from Dexit, while the government has turned from London to Berlin on a number of policies.2022 June 1, Richard Milne, “Denmark votes to end EU defence opt-out in historic referendum”, in Financial Times
Proper noun (3)
Dexit
- The trend of companies reincorporating outside of Delaware.
Proper noun (4)
Dexit
- The decision by Game Freak to make the National Pokédex absent from Pokémon Sword and Shield as well as for many Pokémon to be completely unavailable in these games.
- Game Freak came clean, stating that it simply couldn’t include all Pokémon in the games — a first for the series — because of technical limitations. This controversy, known as Dexit by the fans, might have prompted less blowback if Game Freak could show that its decision led to better graphics and...2022 November 18, Jhaan Elker, “After ‘Pokémon Scarlet’ and ‘Violet,’ we can’t give Game Freak a pass”, in The Washington Post
Forms of Dexit
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Origin of Dexit
From German Dexit, from the blend of Deutschland (“Germany”) + Exit (“exit”), modeled on Brexit, from English Brexit.
Blend of Denmark + exit, modeled on Brexit.
Blend of Delaware + exit, modeled on Brexit.
Words that rhyme with Dexit
Questions about Dexit
- What does Dexit mean?
- Dexit means the hypothetical withdrawal of Germany from the European Union.
- What part of speech is Dexit?
- Dexit is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Dexit?
- Dexit is pronounced /ˈdɛɡ.zɪt/.
Words near Dexit in the dictionary
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