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DEFINITION: n. A mixture of delight and guilt felt when a colleague, whom you despise, suffers a misfortune. v. To feel bad about feeling good when something bad happens to someone who is definitely not good.

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Amorphish

Created by: ziggy41

Pronunciation: (ah-more-fish)

Sentence: The amorhpish waiter threw down her tray with pleasure as she saw her boss writhe with pain.

Etymology: From the Latin "amor" (to love) and the early Greek "phish" (phony).

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Frixxion

Created by: jrogan

Pronunciation: fri-ix-xion

Sentence: I shivered with fixxion when she was terminated for ratting

Etymology: frick, fix, frission

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Remirth

Created by: mcpuffersons

Pronunciation: re-murth

Sentence: Jane was filled with remirth when she found that John hadn't gotten the promotion he had wanted.

Etymology: remorse + mirth.

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COMMENTS:

petaj Maybe all that emotion was brought on by her terrible lisp. - petaj, 2007-03-25: 04:15:00

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Goolight

Created by: sasgod

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Etymology: 'goo' something yucky/nasty and '-light' from delight.

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Gleemorse

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: glee - morse

Sentence: Frowning on the outside, giggling on the inside, Lucinda was thoroughly enjoying her waves of gleemorse as word circulated around the office that her social superior and tormentor, Elvira, had been diagnosed with genital herpes and was suddenly being shunned by all the single guys in the department.

Etymology: blend of glee and remorse

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COMMENTS:

great word - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-16: 12:32:00

Sounds like you have invented the gleemorsecode - Nosila, 2008-06-16: 19:22:00

Love it! Good one! - lumina, 2008-06-16: 22:35:00

Fantastic. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-17: 02:54:00

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Bemalaficity

Created by: ozzymars

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Bitchwine

AnnieChandon

Created by: AnnieChandon

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Smykowskipathy

Created by: ErWenn

Pronunciation: /sməˈkaʊskəpəˌθi/

Sentence: I was filled with smykowskipathy, for it was the only time the judge's decided in my favor and als the only time that I didn't deserve it.

Etymology: From Tom Smykowski (the annoying coworker from _Office Space_ who suffers a nasty accident) and -pathy (as in sympathy and empathy)

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Schuldeschadenfreude

Created by: catgrin

Pronunciation: shool-de-shahd-n-froi-duh

Sentence: Kathy'd thought of herself as a "mean girl" so her schuldeschadenfreude at Betty's car accident (Betty'd always flaunted that Mercedes!) was something of a shock.

Etymology: Basically a compound German word, this is based on a combination of "Schuld" (guilt) and "Schadenfreude" (pleasure at the misfortune of others) which is an already accepted, and surprisingly rarely used word in the English language.

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I schuld've known! - Alchemist, 2007-03-23: 07:40:00

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Hoorayaculpa

Created by: Mobelia

Pronunciation: Hah Ray A Cul Pa

Sentence: When my friend cried on my shoulder about her lecherous boyfriend ending their relationship I couldn't help but feel a little hoorayaculpa.

Etymology: Hooray as in I am SO happy I am cheering and Mea Culpa Latin for "my bad" a guilty little apology for lack of decorum.

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Comments:

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-03-23: 00:57:00
Today's definition was suggested by Discoveria.
Thank you Discoveria! ~ James

Discoveria - 2007-03-23: 10:56:00
That was quick...

ErWenn - 2007-03-23: 10:56:00
Don't really know how to top schuldeshadenfreude here.

mplsbohemian - 2007-03-24: 22:20:00
The trouble is that there is a word for this in English: schadenfreude.

Discoveria - 2007-03-26: 12:07:00
I've been told already. catgrin and James decided that schadenfreude refers to the satisfaction, and this verboticism refers to feeling guilt over having that satisfaction.

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2007-03-26: 23:54:00
Hey mplsbohemian, Alchemist summed it up nicely with etymology for Guiltenfreude: "schadenfreude (pleasure at the misfortune of others) with guilt."

Verbotomy Verbotomy - 2009-10-09: 00:12:00
Today's definition was suggested by Discoveria. Thank you Discoveria. ~ James