# Overly Specific Words

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 29, 2003, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overly-specific-words/204553 "2003-09-29T21:19:20Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overly-specific-words/204553/21 "2003-10-02T15:55:22Z")

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Opened the door, put the elephant in, and shut the door.

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**Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overly-specific-words/204553/22 "2003-10-02T17:10:11Z")

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## Originally posted by jimpatro Thanks, Kizarvexius! Defenestration has been bugging me for quite some. Why is there a word for this?!?! Might as well have a word for turning your eyelids inside out.

You mean occultooculimancepoting?

Are you shitting me??

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