I Just Learned This Word: Defenestration

Definition of DEFENESTRATION

1

: a throwing of a person or thing out of a window

2

: a usually swift dismissal or expulsion (as from a political party or office)

— de·fen·es·trate transitive verb

Origin of DEFENESTRATION

de- + Latin fenestra window

First Known Use: 1620

via Radio Lab: Falling (the portion about the cats falling out of windows) and Merriam-Webster