When Ezra mentioned that his favourite word was 'defenestrate' my ears pricked - not only is it an interesting and slightly weird word, but it reminded me of the Welsh word for windows - ffenestri. And that gives a clue to the meaning - which is 'to throw someone or something through a window.'
Now don't tell me there haven't been times when you felt like throwing your pc or laptop through a window!
It's an ancient word, coined around the year 1618. The word comes from the Latin de- (down or away from) and fenestra (window or opening), almost identical to the Welsh word.
So, tell me - what would YOU like to throw out of the window?
(By the way, Ezra also had this to say: "If I were to create a word it would be a phrase: "dream knowledge" and it would mean the stuff that makes no sense but makes perfect sense in a dream. For example, "In my dream, I was eating a file cabinet because according to my dream knowledge eating a file cabinet was the best way to get rid of the house's termites.")
Brilliant, Ezra - I love it. I seem to have a fair amount of 'dream knowledge' myself, LOL!
Ooh, big nice word -- I'm sure I don't even know how to pronounce it! :)
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Yes, there have been times when I've wanted to throw my pc out of the window! Right now, I'd like to throw a certain person out of the window because she's driving me mad!
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Hello Miss Mae - yes, I think we've all felt like tossing the darn thing out the window at times. Glad your current one's behaving!
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Thanks for visiting and commenting, Crystal, so nice to 'meer' you!
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