Defenestration / Defenestrate
Noun / Transitive Verb.
1: a throwing of a person or thing out of a window.
2: a usually swift dismissal or expulsion (as from a political party or office.)
– defenestrate, transitive verb.
[Origin: de – + Latin fenestra window.]
(1600s)
Due to the limitations of early Krakau translation software, the first words broadcast to humanity by another sentient species, in Earth Year 2153 and at a volume of 104 decibels, were:
“We come in harmony to defenestrate your dingo.” – Terminal Alliance, Jim C. Hines.
Defenestration is an act with a very long history, intimately intertwined with politics, and more than once, the start of a war.
I remember when I was a kid and heard about the “defenstration of Prague” -- immediately, I wondered who Prague was.
Hahahahahaha. Oh, the innocence of childhood.
“We come in harmony to defenestrate your dingo.”
huh
how did they get a copy of google translate?
Ah that takes me right back to European political history at school and reminds me of my wonderful history teacher Miss Shaw.
Oh, defenestration! Ahhh! That takes me back to medical school!
Ummmm, that sounds on the dire side.