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comment by polymatt
polymatt  ·  3978 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What is a favorite word of yours?

defenestrate - "throw through or out of the window; The rebels stormed the palace and defenestrated the President"

paroxysm - "a sudden attack or violent expression of a particular emotion or activity"





thenewgreen  ·  3978 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Two words I've never used in a sentence. I don't think I've ever heard defenestrate used before. -thanks for its introduction.

Do you actually use these ever in conversation? Their definitions aren't so obscure that they wouldn't be applicable, but people may not catch your meaning.