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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.
Defenestration first officially happened at the Defenestration of Prague in 1618, leading to the start of the 30 years war.
Defenestration first officially happened at the Defenestration of Prague in 1618, leading to the start of the 30 years war.
"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."
"Gee, Larry, I haven't seen a good old-fashioned defenestration in a while."
"Gee, Larry, I haven't seen a good old-fashioned defenestration in a while."
by miss gunn April 27, 2008
May 22 Word of the Day
A moment that is generally agreed to have had a significant influence on pop culture and everyday life. While the term was coined by Rose McGowan in context of the #MeToo movement, and is mostly associated with the K-pop community, the phenomenon is universal and a basic component of how culture works.
Real world events such as social/political movements, the election of a new U.S. President, major catastrophes and disasters, as well as entertainment such as movies, music and TV, can all function as cultural resets. Notable cultural resets in relatively recent memory include:
* The Beatles appearing on the Ed Sullivan show in 1964
* The Watergate scandal of 1974
* The release of Nevermind by Nirvana in 1991
* The September 11, 2001 attacks
* The election and inauguration of Barack Obama in 2009
* The COVID-19 pandemic
Real world events such as social/political movements, the election of a new U.S. President, major catastrophes and disasters, as well as entertainment such as movies, music and TV, can all function as cultural resets. Notable cultural resets in relatively recent memory include:
* The Beatles appearing on the Ed Sullivan show in 1964
* The Watergate scandal of 1974
* The release of Nevermind by Nirvana in 1991
* The September 11, 2001 attacks
* The election and inauguration of Barack Obama in 2009
* The COVID-19 pandemic
"The Nineties politically started with the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989 and the Soviet Union dissolving on December 26, 1991, and ended with both the 2000 Presidential election which saw the victory of George W. Bush and the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 which left people so stupefied that it functioned as something of a cultural reset button." - TV Tropes' article on the 1990s
by Spike from Degrassi February 09, 2021
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on witnessing the disposal of a cigarette from the window of a moving car: "That was a heinous act of defenestration!"
by Blaine September 06, 2003
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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.
by lastoftheidiots July 22, 2006
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The act of throwing something or someone out of a window.
Comes from the latin word "fenestra" which means window or opening.
Comes from the latin word "fenestra" which means window or opening.
Frank: Dude! Where are all my stuff?
Me: I kinda defenestrated them i was feeling like Defenestration.
Frank: Where's my mum?
Me: Uhhmm.....
Me: I kinda defenestrated them i was feeling like Defenestration.
Frank: Where's my mum?
Me: Uhhmm.....
by Typose April 08, 2011
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The act of throwing somebody out a window
related forms:
To defenestrate- the verb
defenestrated-past tense
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)
related forms:
To defenestrate- the verb
defenestrated-past tense
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)
I would defenestrate my brother, but we live on the 5th floor and he would most likely die.
Defenestration is attempted murder.
Defenestration is attempted murder.
by ID Tech Camps August 13, 2009