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Scexit

Scexit proper noun: the (possible) act of Scotland becoming independent from the United Kingdom.

Proper noun

Scexit

  1. (UK) The (possible) act of Scotland becoming independent from the United Kingdom.
    • 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.2021 February 9, Rafael Behr, “Sturgeon and Johnson have made Scottish independence seem inevitable. It isn't”, in The Guardian

Origin of Scexit

Blend of Scotland + exit, by analogy with Brexit.

Words that rhyme with Scexit

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Questions about Scexit

What does Scexit mean?
Scexit means the (possible) act of Scotland becoming independent from the United Kingdom.
What part of speech is Scexit?
Scexit is a proper noun.

Words near Scexit in the dictionary

  1. scetches
  2. scetching
  3. sceuophylacium
  4. sceuophylax
  5. scew-whiff
  6. Scexit
  7. SCF
  8. SCFA
  9. SCFE
  10. scfs
  11. scFv

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