defenestration
(noun) the act of throwing someone or something out of a window
Source: WordNet® 3.1
defenestration (countable and uncountable, plural defenestrations)
The act of throwing something or someone out of a window. [from c. 17th c.]
(Britain) The high-profile removal of a person from an organization.
(computing, humorous) The act of removing the Microsoft Windows operating system from a computer in order to install an alternative one.
Defenestration (sense 1) was historically committed as an act of political dissent, as with the Defenestrations of Prague.
Source: Wiktionary
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
