Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day agoWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?message-squaremessage-square189fedilinkarrow-up1252arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up1249arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an obsolete or incredibly obscure word you think people should know?Corroded@leminal.space to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square189fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDoxatek@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·7 hours agoDefenestration. Throwing someone out of a window. Example the defenestration of prague
minus-squareAndrasKrigare@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 hours agoSee also, defenestration trilogy
minus-squareweeeeum@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·5 hours agoAnd Russian oligarchs
minus-squareAkasazh@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 hours agoIt’s composed of de- an fenestra, the latter meaning window. So literally de-windowing
Defenestration. Throwing someone out of a window. Example the defenestration of prague
See also, defenestration trilogy
And Russian oligarchs
It’s composed of de- an fenestra, the latter meaning window.
So literally de-windowing