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Huxit
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English
Etymology
en Hungary exit, modeled on en Brexit.
Pronunciation
en /ˈhʌɡ.zɪt/ /ˈhʌk.sɪt/
en ʌksɪt 2
Proper noun
en politics The hypothetical withdrawal of Hungary from the European Union.
en Brexit Czexit Frexit Grexit Polexit Roexit
en 2016-09-24 Adam Lebor Hungary likely to reject European Union refugee quota w:The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/hungary-likely-reject-european-union-refugee-quota-a7327661.html Hungary may be resisting the decision-makers in Brussels, but, for now, nobody is talking about a "Huxit" – a Hungarian exit from the EU. The referendum is not legally binding, nationally or internationally.
en 2017-05-20 w:Jan-Werner Müller Hungary: The War on Education w:The New York Review of Books https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2017/05/20/hungary-the-war-on-education-ceu/ When they joined the Union, Eastern European citizens thought they were finally safe from authoritarianism. In theory at least, that leaves more room for outsiders to pressure the government. An exit from the EU, or Huxit, is an empty threat, and Hungarians do not want to be the black sheep of Europe.
en 2020 Jan-Werner Müller What, If Anything, Can the EU Do? János Mátyás Kovács; Balázs Trencsényi Brave New Hungary: Mapping the “System of National Cooperation” Lanham, MD w:Lexington Books 9781498543668 efzDDwAAQBAJ 327 Huxit Neither law nor political theory can proceed on the basis of measures of popularity – but it is worth remembering that approval ratings for (and trust in) the EU remain among the highest in Hungary and Poland.32 Huxit or Poxit do not appear to be credible threats at this point.
Further reading
Hungarian withdrawal from the European Union
en Hungary European Union