Orkxit
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English
This English term is a hot word. Its inclusion on Wiktionary is provisional.
Alternative forms
Etymology
Blend of Orkney + exit. Modelled after Brexit, Grexit, Quexit, etc.
Proper noun
Orkxit
- (UK politics, neologism) The potential transfer of the Orkney Islands from the United Kingdom and Scotland to Norway, reversing its annexation by Scotland in 1472.
- 2023 July 4, Gina Davidson, “Orkney votes to explore ways to leave UK”, in LBC:
- You've heard of Brexit, maybe even Scexit - now the UK might have to prepare for Orkxit. ¶ The Orkney Islands, which lie 20 miles north of the Scottish mainland, have voted to explore "alternative governance" which could include leaving the UK and returning to its Scandic roots with Norway.
- 2023 July 13, “Why the Orkney Islands are considering joining Norway”, in The Economist:
- This matters because after the tragicomedies of Brexit and Grexit, the world has been enjoying the spectacle of “Orkxit”. This month it was suggested that the Orkney Islands might like to secede from Britain and become a self-governing territory of Norway.
- 2023 July 21, “Dinner Party Intel: Gray Lady blows the final whistle”, in Financial Mail:
- There’s a move in the islands to secede from Britain and join Norway or even Denmark — an Orkxit to follow Brexit.