Autodefenestration

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of hurling oneself from a window, especially lethally. rare, uncountable

    "She climbs out on a window ledge and threatens autodefenestration if the marriage isn't contracted, and is soon joined on the ledge by Jill."

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"She climbs out on a window ledge and threatens autodefenestration if the marriage isn't contracted, and is soon joined on the ledge by Jill."

Etymology

From auto- + defenestration.

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