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    Default Word of the Day!

    So big words came up in chat (or rather, some defenestrating happened), & I got the idea to have a Word of the Day!

    I'm not sure exactly how this should work, but here's today's word!

    Defenestration:

    de·fen·es·tra·tion
    Pronunciation: \(ˌ)dē-ˌfe-nə-ˈstrā-shən\
    Function: noun
    Etymology: de- + Latin fenestra window
    Date: 1620
    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)
    — de·fen·es·trate \(ˌ)dē-ˈfe-nə-ˌstrāt\ transitive verb

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    I've never heard it before, but I like this word xD

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    I have a whole book of 3000+ words and I used to do word of the day in 2012. I plan to start up again once Michael gets older.

    For now I have Spanish word of the day.

    I also like this word. Værn taught it to me as it is often what I do to him for no reason what so ever.

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    I had a friend in elementary-high school that used to tell me he was going to defenestrate me nearly everyday, or he would talk about defenestrating someone that was bothering him. It's a pretty fun word.

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    callipygian
    adjective
    having shapely buttocks

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    I defenestrate Hope all the time.

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