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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.
Verboticisms
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Uglee
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: ug + lee
Sentence: I couldn't help but feel some uglee when the boss chewed out that jerk Bob.
Etymology: ugly + glee
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)
Sympathighfive
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: simp/ah/thy/five
Sentence: It was difficult to sympathighfive with her colleague as she was escorted to the door by security guards.
Etymology: sympathize + high five
Combpinelation
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: com/pine/ee/lay/shun
Sentence: Combpinelation is the sweet feeling you get when your arch enemy loses in musical chairs.
Etymology: combination + pine + elation
Maltriumph
Created by: WindingRoad
Pronunciation: MAL-trahy-uhmf
Sentence: Betty squirmed with maltriumph upon hearing about Greg's demotion.
Etymology: Mal (from L malignus [bad]) + triumph (from ME triumphe [victory])
Vooblue
Created by: Sissyphus
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Martin lost his job because of the fight we had when he was working... in a way I feel bad, but the vooblue is leading me towards a celebratory drink..
Etymology:
Sufferfun
Created by: josje
Pronunciation: suffer fun
Sentence: after what has happened, i have sufferfun
Etymology: from suffering an fun.
Yippeevil
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: yip-ee-vul
Sentence: after he finished his happy dance he couldn't help but feel a little yippeevil
Etymology: yippee, evil
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COMMENTS:
sounds a bit like Hoorateful - petaj, 2007-03-23: 03:12:00
I think his dance was the pox trot. - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-23: 05:49:00
followed by the tangotohell.. - rikboyee, 2007-03-24: 01:41:00
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Comments:
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.
Hey mplsbohemian, Alchemist summed it up nicely with etymology for Guiltenfreude: "schadenfreude (pleasure at the misfortune of others) with guilt."
Today's definition was suggested by Discoveria. Thank you Discoveria. ~ James