defenestrate

(idea) by discofever Sat Nov 13 1999 at 9:46:02
Defenestrate : Quite simply, to throw something out of a window.

It can get a bit stranger than this, I suppose. Throwing a window out of a window would be meta-defenestration. Throwing a Windows box out of a window is iconic defenestration, or possibly neo-ludditeism. Getting angry at a window washer for a poorly done job, and throwing him out of that same window, well, that's just ironic.

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(idea) by Storm Trooper Fri Apr 07 2000 at 3:44:08
The word "defenestrate" derives from the Latin words: de meaning "from" and fenestra meaning "window".

Early Romans used to defenestrate Christians before realising it was more fun throwing them to the lions.

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(thing) by Deborah909 Fri Apr 07 2000 at 3:57:23
When I was a callow youth in public school, we were required to study European history. The Defenestrations of Prague loomed large in the curriculum, and even more largely in our imaginations.
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