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lagizma

A challenge

Sep 25, 2006 20:53

Alright, anyone who has read the last post or has been SAT-verbal-test-educated, here is your challenge ( Read more... )

vocabulary, defenestrate

Comments 13

myshkin September 26 2006, 11:37:18 UTC

Is defenestrate a transitive verb? I watched this movie the other night, where this girl would sleep with this guy, then exit via the window to run away from him. Is that defenestration, or does it have to be done to her, as in the Prague example given?

lagizma September 27 2006, 01:08:35 UTC

Transitive, check, according to dictionarylink.com.

Congrats for the nerdiest question on the nerdiest post!

antarcticlust September 26 2006, 12:50:41 UTC

It's on! I use the phrase "out the window" a lot, as in "well, now that we didn't get funding that project's out the window," so I'll bet I can use defenestrate in that context. 'Cept I'll need to think of some much better uses than that.

thiswaste September 26 2006, 12:57:48 UTC

My boyfriend and I were mock arguing last night and I said "I swear I'll defenstrate your guitar". He was like, "What's that?"

Hehe fun fun.

xterminal September 26 2006, 13:04:22 UTC

Given that my wish list contains something like a thousand items, can I at least specify which wish list?

Screaming: KMFDM - Juke Joint Jezebel

Bloody well RIGHT.

Can I use a variant? (Specifically, "Defenestration.")

lagizma September 27 2006, 01:01:05 UTC

Sure, you can specify the list. And, yes, variants are acceptable.

xterminal November 17 2006, 16:44:41 UTC

Bah! I never responded to this! I swear I did, but... the evidence is before me...

I have rearranged the priorities in my Stuff I Actually Want Amazon wish list. woo!

blozor September 26 2006, 13:16:28 UTC

How about: "If you don't shut the fuck up, I'm going to defenestrate you." I bet that would strike fear in the hearts of the stupid. It sounds somewhat like a lovely cross between "disembowel" and "castrate."

Did you pick up KMFDM on my suggestion, or had you known about them before? I absolutely love "A Hole In The Wall," but that's on ANGST.

lagizma September 27 2006, 00:59:49 UTC

Nope, I've been a KMFDM fan for a while. I've had some cool boyfriends in the past.

Your usage of defenestrate is perfect. I need to try it on a drunk friend.

blozor September 27 2006, 01:59:34 UTC

Yeah, well, don't buy me anything from my Amazon wish list. It's so outdated I probably already own everything on it. I have two that I'm not allowed to update or delete anymore because I've had to change accounts so much.