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Defenestration: Latin word for throwing someone out the window. While they may have done this figuratively, I do not think it means so literally. I'm sorry, but
by bjculk 14y ago
Defenestration: Latin word for throwing someone out the window.
While they may have done this figuratively, I do not think it means so literally. I'm sorry, but I can't help being a pedant.
- arrrg 14y agoSo, you have a problem with the word "fired", too?
- bjculk 14y agoNo, because that is used a lot more and isn't latin. It's just the combination of little use and latin that bugs me on the usage
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- phaet0n 14y agoYou may find this speech by Stephen Fry of help.[1] [1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7E-aoXLZGY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7E-aoXLZGY
- bjculk 14y agoNever mind. I just realized the pun, and I can say I feel stupid right now. Sorry to anyone who I may have accidentally offended.
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- dredge 14y agoIt's a pun. He was the president of the Windows division!
- gonnakillme 14y agohuh? "defenestration" isn't a latin word, it's an english word derived from the latin.
- DougN7 14y agoIs it really latin? The reason I ask is Fenster is the German word for window.
- gruseom 14y agoIt's a joke-in-a-word. I think it's funny. Anybody here have enough Latin to come up with one for "under the bus"?
- tptacek 14y agoIt'd be something like "sub omnibus", "bus" being etymologically kind of a weird word.
- gruseom 14y agoAh, progress. I want a funny fake English word that is a calque from Latin and means "make something go under a bus" just like "defenestrate" means "make something go out of a window". It has to be easy to say so it stands a chance of catching on. Will pay five bucks.
- tptacek 14y ago$5 you say? There's a YC company in here somewhere!