Lexit

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A leftist exit from the European Union.

    "And that is why – if indeed much of the left decides on Lexit – it must run its own separate campaign and try and win ownership of the issue."

  2. 2
    The hypothetical withdrawal of Luxembourg from the European Union.

Example

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"And that is why – if indeed much of the left decides on Lexit – it must run its own separate campaign and try and win ownership of the issue."

Etymology

Blend of left + exit, after Brexit.

Related phrases

european unionunited kingdom

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