English

Proper noun

Fixit

1. The (possible) act of Finland leaving the European Union.
   • 2015 June 24, “EU Decay: Grexit Paving the Way for a Brexit, Frexit and Fixit”, in Sputnik International:

     In a statement on his official website, Vayrynen suggests that a Greek exit from the Eurozone would be an opportunity for Finland to 'Fixit' and potentially leave the EU common currency.

   • 2015 November 18, Holly Ellyatt, “A 'Fixit'? Finland to debate leaving the euro zone”, in CNBC:

     We've heard of a "Grexit" and "Brexit" to refer respectively to the threat of Greece and Britain leaving the euro zone and European Union. But now there's a "Fixit" – a Finnish exit of the single currency.

   • 2016 June 27, “Finnish euroskeptics start talk of possible 'Fixit' vote”, in Reuters:

     Terho declined to say whether the Finns party would propose a "Fixit"-vote after Britons opted last week for "Brexit", but said it should be one of the main issues of the 2019 elections. "If the people back it, then we should have a vote if we'll stay or leave."

Related terms

• Brexit, Czexit, Grexit

Latin

Verb

fīxit

1. third-person singular perfect active indicative of fīgō