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Re:English is relatively easy to learn, but not to master (2... by yellowcake0 on Sunday March 28, 2021 @12:59AM (#26608082)
To be fair, I've never heard someone use the word defenestrate unironically.
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Re:English is relatively easy to learn, but not to master (2... by dijit on Sunday March 28, 2021 @04:42AM (#26608861)
Depends on your social circle.

It’s used among the gentry in the UK when referring to board members of various types if they are ejected with force.

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Re:English is relatively easy to learn, but not to master (2... by _whiteCaps_ on Sunday March 28, 2021 @02:24PM (#26612801)
https://magpiebrule.ca/2021/01/12/the-self-defenestration-of...

Andrew Scheer (former Conservative Party of Canada leader) learned this recently.

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Re:English is relatively easy to learn, but not to master (2... by nullsense on Sunday March 28, 2021 @02:26AM (#26608438)
Same here. I think we could also coin and use on the fly the word "refenestrate" which would be to throw some back throw someone back into a window they have just been thrown out of and "emphenestrate" which would be to throw someone through a window into a building.
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