HotForWords - Defenestration all the way!!!!!

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http://www.hotforwords.com to request words. Let's look at the word defenestrate - defenestration.

You want to have some more room on your computer defenestrate some files.
You want to get rid of Windows on your Mac, defenestrate it.
In computer speak, the word defenestrate means to clear something off your hard drive or off your screen, but what does the word actually mean? Something much more sinister.
The word was coined in 1618 in Bohemia...
When some Protestant nobles threw two Catholic governors out the 3rd story window of Prague Castle. Sending them over 30 meters down.
The incident sparked the 30 years war.
One of the worst wars in European history.
I hear...Anyway, they referred to the act as defenestration. De,meaning out of in Latin, and fenestra which means window.
If you're wondering what happened to the two governors, believe it or not, they survived.
The Catholics claimed it was divine intervention from Angels.
But the Protestants said they survived because they fell directly into a huge pile of manure.
Gross. Anyhow, that's where the word defenestration comes from. From a couple of Bohemians who smell like manure. Hmmmm...sounds kind of like my boyfriends actually!
Bye-bye my dear students, be good!

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[KHORDIxPRODUCTIONS]

lmao i think its funny all you little geeks say 'ohh show me your boobs, ohh i have a 1inch bonner! ohhhhhh'

sad sad sad

[BlazeDragonz100]

boner.....

[nikonguy102]

Stupid ass

[cheeseman1015]

Ill Defenestrate your shirt

[chicobiabia]

Milf

[lunaticial]

doesn't de mean down

[MrCowcrusader]

I thought she was talking about the Cryptopsy song at first.

[paganwheels]

I have always loved this word and teach it to my students. Thanks hotforwords!

[Qenner]

im from bohemia and this isnt historically right...but who cares, everyone looks at boobs

[Final0RDER]

I bet she uses Google. lol

[celebrob]

How the hell do you get a boner just by looking at her talk about words

[brennenderopa]

@KHORDIxPRODUCTIONS

Well, most at least manage to spell boner... sad sad sad.

And for those, really insisting on calculating outside the SI, it is 7.5, thank you very much.