noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈtɛɡzɪt/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈtɛksɪt/
General-American:/ˈtɛɡzət/
General-American:/ˈtɛksət/
rhymes with -ɛksɪt
1
noun
Meaning 1
The proposed secession of Texas from the United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, uncountable
Topics: government, politics
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noun
Meaning 2
The process whereby a motor vehicle unlawfully exits the highway via an unpaved or undesignated area, in order to access a frontage road.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Qualifier: Transportation
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noun
Meaning 3
Any such unlawful pathway used for such a maneuver (see above).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Qualifier: Transportation
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noun
Meaning 4
Synonym of Tasexit (“proposed secession or expulsion Tasmania from Australia”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, uncountable
Topics: government, politics
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Synonyms: Tasexit
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
* (Texas): Blend of Texas + exit, modelled after Brexit, Grexit, etc. * (Tasmania): Blend of Tasmania + exit, modelled after Brexit, Grexit, etc.