"Brexity" meaning in All languages combined

See Brexity on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more Brexity [comparative], most Brexity [superlative]
Etymology: From Brexit + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Brexit|y}} Brexit + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} Brexity (comparative more Brexity, superlative most Brexity)
  1. (UK, informal) Characteristic of Brexit, or the attitudes thought to underlie it; parochial, jingoistic. Tags: UK, informal Categories (topical): Brexit

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