Meaning & use
defenestrate
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To throw someone or something out of a window.
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In a fit of frustration, he joked about defenestrating his broken laptop.
The historical incident in which officials were defenestrated in Prague gave the word its dark fame.
A note on using this word
A rare, often humorous word; its most famous real use refers to the 'Defenestrations of Prague' in European history.
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