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Post #2031992

2026-02-09 18:56 UTC

Always thought it was weird that English has a word specifically for throwing someone out of a window.

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  • @NABDad@lemmy.world 2026-02-09 19:38

    According to Wikipedia, the term was in use in other languages before it was taken in English [Defenestrations of Prague](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defenestrations_of_Prague#The_1618_Defenestration_of_Prague)

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  • @Noodle07@lemmy.world 2026-02-09 19:36

    It's because it's French

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