The act of throwing someone or something out of a window.
From Latin 'de-' (out of) + 'fenestra' (window). Created because in Prague in 1618, angry Protestants threw Catholic officials out of a castle window, starting the Thirty Years' War.
This word exists because people in Prague threw government officials out a WINDOW so often they needed a special word for it! The Defenestration of Prague literally started a 30-year war. History is WILD! 🪟
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