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by JoyceL on May 28th, 2007

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Do you know what 'defenestrate' means?

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  • by Old School on May 28th, 2007

    Old School

    It means to throw something or somebody through a window (or other piece of glass)

    Note: "Fenster" (German) = window

    http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/defenestrate

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  • by VenusHalley on November 15th, 2009

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    throwing somebody out of window. It is however mostly ussed only for politically motivated assasination (or attempt for it, because some people are just defenestration tough) by throwing them from the window.

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  • by iwnit on May 28th, 2007

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    "Historically, defenestration is the act of throwing someone or something out of a window. The word comes from the Latin de (from; out of) and fenestra (window)."
    This quote and more information about some historical defenestrations here:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defenestration

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