Brixit

Yet the chances of Britain leaving the EU in the next few years are higher than they have ever been. A Brixit looms for several reasons.

The reason for the increasing likelihood of what some are terming a 'Brixit' (short for British exit, like Grexit for Greek exit) is quite simple.

Moreover, the upstart UK Independence Party (UKIP), which urged a 'Brixit,' seemed poised to attract significant numbers of Conservative and Labour voters.

Brixit: Term used in the British press starting in June 2012 for the possible exit of Britain from the European Union[…]. The term was devised as analogous to the term grexit[…].