"Scexit" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Blend of Scotland + exit, by analogy with Brexit. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Scotland|exit}} Blend of Scotland + exit Head templates: {{en-prop}} Scexit
  1. (UK politics) The (possible) act of Scotland becoming independent from the United Kingdom. Tags: UK Categories (topical): UK politics Categories (place): Scotland Related terms: Brexit, Frexit, Grexit, Quexit, Texit, Wexit Coordinate_terms: Brexit, Orkxit
    Sense id: en-Scexit-en-name-bhMQXwkC Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, politics

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