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    [Noun]  | "de*fen*es*tra*tion" | \ (ˌ)dē-ˌfe-nə-ˈstrā-shən \


    1: a throwing of a person or thing out of a window

    2: a usually swift dismissal or expulsion (as from a political party or office)


    Origin: 1619 ;

     De- + Latin fenestra window;

     [ "defenestration" ]

    1: The act of bodily thowing a person out of a window. Defenestration is best executed from a third story (glass) window as it breaks bones but allows the defenestree to limp away.

      * e.g.,  ... "I was told not to shoot the king's messenger, so I defenestrated him; he broke both legs. I do believe the king got the message." 


     [ "defenestration" ]

    2: Defenestration first officially happened at the Defenestration of Prague in 1618, leading to the start of the 30 years war.

      * e.g.,  ... "Gee, Larry, I haven't seen a good old-fashioned defenestration in a while." 

     [ "defenestrated" ]

    1: The act of being thrown out of a window.

      * e.g.,  ... DUDE! That dead guy on the side walk was totally defenestrated! 

     [ "defenestrate" ]

    1: to throw out a window

      * e.g.,  ... Larry pissed me off, so I defenestrated him off the thirty-first floor. What a mess. 

     [ "defenestration" ]

    1: The art of hurling the nearest problem out of a window.

      * e.g.,  ... Defenestration of a human out of a 30th story window has a vicious tendency to create a mess that the police are not to keen on cleaning up. 

     [ "defenestration" ]

    1: v. The act of throwing something or SOMEONE out of a window.

      * e.g.,  ... on witnessing the disposal of a cigarette from the window of a moving car: "That was a heinous act of defenestration!" 

     [ "Defenestrated" ]

    1: To have thrown something or someone out or through a window.

      * e.g.,  ... The evil stepmother was angry with me, so she defenestrated my boyfriend. 

     [ "defenestration" ]

    1: The coolest word EVER

      * e.g.,  ... Mom, can I defenestrate my brother? 

     [ "Defenestration" ]

    1: Throwing someone out of a window.

      * e.g.,  ... Davy: Joe called me a little baby Michael: then commit defenestration and throw that mf out the classroom window Davy: ok 

     [ "Defenestration" ]

    1: The act of throwing something or someone out of a window. Comes from the latin word "fenestra" which means window or opening.

      * e.g.,  ... Frank: Dude! Where are all my stuff? 

     [ "Defenestration" ]

    1: The act of throwing somebody out a window related forms: To defenestrate- the verb

      * e.g.,  ... I would defenestrate my brother, but we live on the 5th floor and he would most likely die. Defenestration is attempted murder. 


     [ "Defenestration" ]

    2: defenestrated-past tense


     [ "Defenestration" ]

    3: defenstrator-noun- one who commits the act of defenestration Root: The latin DE as in to remove + FENESTRA as in window = to remove from a window (throw out a window)

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