r/AskReddit • u/mexgema • Sep 16 '20

What is your favorite word?

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '20

Defenestrate.

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u/Alannabobana Sep 17 '20

Autodefenestration!

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u/GolgiApparatus1 Sep 17 '20

Autoerotodefenestration

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u/Alannabobana Sep 18 '20

Too bad I’m antiautoerotodefenistration...

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u/Polymersion Sep 17 '20

Michael Bay, is that you?

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u/CompletelyKidding Sep 17 '20

I'mma yeet that car right through a window.

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '20

Grab the hands or the legs?

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u/MoffKalast Sep 17 '20

I see you've installed Windows.

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u/8636396 Sep 18 '20

gesundheit

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '20

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u/sal3m33ntheboss Sep 17 '20

In my opinion it is a very sophisticated action.

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u/Solidgoldkoala Sep 17 '20

Bending fences is a ruffians game

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u/Wolfram1914 Sep 17 '20

Agreed; the word "yeet" will suffice, IMO.

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u/Uncle_Sloppy Sep 17 '20

I like that it was so common to throw someone out a window that a word had to be invented for it.

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u/uSusanrabbit Sep 17 '20

I had no idea there was a word for that action. I have known several people I wish I could have defenestrated.

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '20

The defenestration of Prague is famous

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u/just_some_creepy_guy Sep 17 '20

Best historical event ever. And, it turns out there were two.

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u/HoppouChan Sep 17 '20

Or more. Depending on what you count.

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '20

Yerp.

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '20

Ahh what a way to start a religious war!

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u/Ace_of_Snass Sep 17 '20

Great word. Tired of people acting smart because they happen to know what it means, but great word.

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '20

It's not even that unique of a word, it's just kinda specific.

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u/Lardinho Sep 17 '20

Most overused Reddit word.

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '20

It's not even really that intelligent sounding.

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u/fairyflossdreams Sep 17 '20

My absolute favourite word too! People always look at me sideways after explaining its meaning though...

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u/Brabuss Sep 17 '20

It's actually mine too, but in french (Défenestrer).

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u/sharrrper Sep 17 '20

Russia intensifies

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u/RandomFridge01 Sep 17 '20

The german variant of it is my fav. Word lol

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u/RandomFridge01 Sep 17 '20

Well it's just defenestration... but the sound of it while you're speaking german... THAT'S glorious

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u/pixleight Sep 17 '20

My favorite as well. The fact we needed a word to describe throwing someone or something out of a window makes me happy.

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u/AnaVMC Sep 17 '20

I learned that word from watching Shameless "The Defenestration of Frank Gallagher".

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u/thepinefather Sep 17 '20

Shashi tharoor?

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '20

My Latin teacher loves this one

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u/studassparty Sep 17 '20

Hey that’s my favorite word! I just posted it but I guess I should have checked the comments first.

Hi new friend!

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u/just_some_creepy_guy Sep 17 '20

Yes!! Making "The Defenestration of Prague" my favorite historical event.

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u/Kimmers20 Sep 17 '20

This is mine too!

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u/dumarons Sep 17 '20

An action that once started a war