Brexocalypse

English

Etymology

Blend of Brexit +‎ apocalypse.

Proper noun

Brexocalypse

  1. (UK politics) The negative economic and political impact of Brexit.
    • 2016, Alex Proud, "10 reasons to be cheerful (during the Brexocalypse)", The Daily Telegraph, 4 July 2016
    • 2018, Jennifer O'Connell, "“Brexit stockpile: Favourite foods you might not know are British", The Irish Times, 18 December 2018:
      In Britain, stockpiling for the Brexocalypse has taken over from Black Friday shopping as the consumer event of the year, with reports of everything from wine to tins of chilli con carne being hoarded in the name of #takingbackcontrol – but should we be doing the same?
    • 2019, "Galley Goddess", The Islander Magazine, March 2019, page 116:
      How should we, on our small island in Spain be preparing for an inevitable and impending Brexocalypse?
    • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:Brexocalypse.
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