Brexodus

English

Etymology

Blend of Brexit +‎ exodus.

Noun

Brexodus (uncountable)

1. (UK politics) The departure of people or companies from the UK due to Brexit.
   • 2016 June 29, Bloomberg, “Vodafone mulls London HQ move in Brexodus”, in Irish TImes‎^[1]:
   • 2016 July 2, Márton Hoványi, Ádám Sághy, “Brexit or Brexodus. The theological evaluation of the Brexit”, in Shekinah Research Institute for Theology - Kötőszó‎^[2], archived from the original on 31 January 2021:
   • 2016 October 11, Nicholas Cecil, Pippa Crerar, “Fears grow of bank Brexodus from the City as pound slumps”, in Evening Standard‎^[3]:

     Brexodus fears: Banks may leave London after the vote, it was claimed

   • 2016 November 10, Timothy Devinney, “Brexodus: the world’s highly skilled have options other than the UK”, in TES‎^[4]:

     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.

   • 2017 August 7, Lucy McNulty, “City of London urges government to stop Brexodus”, in Financial Times‎^[5]:

Hypernyms

• emigration
• exodus