I love the word defenestrate. It means, "to throw someone or something out a window." Now, I ask you, how awesome is it that there is a word specifically for that action? Extremely, I say!
There is no shortage of people I'd like to defenestrate, if only in my dreams. However, one of my pet peeves is when drivers defenestrate cigarettes or other garbage. In this case, their defenestration demonstrates a callous disregard for the environment.
If you'd like a visual, check this out – there happens to be a sculptural mural here in San Francisco called Defenestration (Brian Goggin, 1997, at 6th and Howard Streets).
What do you get when you defenestrate butter? A butterfly!
What do you get when you defenestrate water? A waterfall!
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