Scexit
name ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The (possible) act of Scotland becoming independent from the United Kingdom. UK
"As Brexit becomes a settled fact of life, it will still be a cause of remainer grievance. But it could also fuel reluctance to go through the same trauma all over again as “Scexit”. […] The message that Scexit would be even worse than Brexit can still be delivered, just not by Johnson himself."
Example
More examples"As Brexit becomes a settled fact of life, it will still be a cause of remainer grievance. But it could also fuel reluctance to go through the same trauma all over again as “Scexit”. […] The message that Scexit would be even worse than Brexit can still be delivered, just not by Johnson himself."
Etymology
Blend of Scotland + exit, by analogy with Brexit.
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