Sunakite

English

This English term is a hot word. Its inclusion on Wiktionary is provisional.

Etymology

From Sunak +‎ -ite.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsuːnækaɪt/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

Sunakite (plural Sunakites)

1. (UK politics, neologism) A political supporter of Rishi Sunak (born 1980), British Conservative politician and Prime Minister from 2022 to 2024.

   Coordinate terms: Thatcherite, Majorite, Blairite, Brownite, Cameronite, Mayite, Johnsonite, Trussite

   • 2022 August 10, Patrick O'Flynn, “Why Rishi Sunak shouldn’t quit”, in The Spectator‎^[1]:

     This is stupid politics from the Sunakites. It is akin to being 4-0 down in a football match in injury time and instead of accepting defeat gracefully going around elbowing opponents in the face and performing leg-breaking tackles.

Adjective

Sunakite (not comparable)

1. (UK politics) Of or relating to the government, policies, or supporters of Rishi Sunak.
   • 2022 August 21, John Rentoul, “Why Truss could be a successful prime minister”, in Gulf Today‎^[2]:

     My view is that Truss will be forced to adopt those Sunakite, overwhelmingly statist policies anyway, because the alternative is mass penury. The first test of her skill will be how she presents the emergency measures as something she, as a conviction politician, believed in all along.