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'The Pixie's Word of the Moment'

Defenestrate (verb)

Definition: 
The act of throwing a person or object out of a window.

Etymology: 
The term apparently originates in Prague (the defenestration of Prague) where the historical Czech penchant for throwing people out of the windows of the town hall and laterly Prague Castle resulted in a couple of rather unpleasant wars breaking out.  According to my internet research, they mostly seem to have stopped doing this in the 17th century.  Good for them.

Example:
If I have to listen to the incessant banana chewing, yoghurt slurping drone of the Land Slug for one more day, I may well defenestrate myself - from the top floor.  It would be less of a clean up job than having to scrape its charred and caramelised remains from the walls after I flame thrower it to death.  I am nothing if not socially minded.


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Chrometophobia

It's all about the Benjamins

Definition: 
The irrational fear of money

Fair enough - it is the root of all evil.  However it can also be exchanged for shoes and cake and gin.... so it can't be that bad, right?!?!

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