Regrexit

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A feeling of regret about Brexit taking place, or about having voted for it. UK,uncountable
    — Labour has one chance now. To emerge within weeks as Britain's centrist "Regrexit Unionist" party. If it did that, even I might forgive it.

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Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *wre-
Latin re-der.
Old French re-
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰreh₁d-der.
Proto-Germanic *grētaną
Frankish *grātander.
Old French *greter
Old French regreterbor.
Middle English regretten
English regret
Ancient Greek Βρεττανός (Brettanós)
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂
Proto-Hellenic *-íā
Ancient Greek -ίᾱ (-íā)
Ancient Greek Βρεττανία (Brettanía)bor.
Latin Britannia
Anglo-Norman Britainebor.
Middle English Britayne
English Britain
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs
Proto-Italic *eks
Latin ex
Latin ex-
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey-
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti
Proto-Italic *ejō
Proto-Italic *eō
Latin eō
Latin exeō
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Italic *-tus
Latin -tus
Latin exitusder.
Middle English exit
English exit
blend
English Brexit
blend
English Regrexit
Blend of regret + Brexit, said to have been coined on 24 June 2016 by one Carl Gardner in a Twitter post (see quotations) following the United Kingdom European Union membership referendum on 23 June 2016.
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