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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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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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COMMENTS:
I schuld've known! - Alchemist, 2007-03-23: 07:40:00
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Hiphipsorray
Created by: lumina
Pronunciation: hip hip sorray
Sentence: A classic case of "the good news and the bad news" was just the way Candace's life seemed to be going lately. So when she heard Linda, not Linda B., but Linda S, the one who stole her man had been fired the same day her cat died, she couldn't help but feel hiphipsorray.
Etymology: Feeling sorry on the outside, but cheering on the inside.
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COMMENTS:
great - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-16: 12:29:00
Excellent - Mustang, 2008-06-16: 19:21:00
Hey, thanks guys. Just found this fun site, and finding my way around. I make up alot of words for fun anyway, so this is right up my alley. :) Alot of VERY talented Verbologists here! :) - lumina, 2008-06-16: 22:33:00
Very i-LUMINA-ting. But I'm sorry about the cat. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-17: 03:08:00
Ozziebob...yeah...the cat...Candace is still feeling very illitterate about it. (Etymology: ill=sick, litter=as in kitty. Def: The lowest point of grief after losing a beloved feline.) :) - lumina, 2008-06-17: 10:46:00
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Blissfortune
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: blisfôrchən
Sentence: Marcia moved ahead because of the blissfortune of others. She tried her best to feel pity when her arch rival Tom accidentally sent a scathing e-mail to the boss but all she could muster was giddy.
Etymology: bliss (perfect happiness; great joy) + misfortune (bad luck)
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COMMENTS:
Blissfortune is perfect for the definition. I'm impressed (again)! - splendiction, 2009-10-09: 21:57:00
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Voodoolicious
Created by: Tanik
Pronunciation: voo-do-li-sh-iss
Sentence: Man, this moment is voodoolicious. He totally deserved that dressing down.
Etymology: voodoo + delicious
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COMMENTS:
I like it! - wordmeister, 2008-06-17: 06:19:00
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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)
Colleagasm
Created by: coachnomad23
Pronunciation: colleague-asm
Sentence: Seeing my partners on the project get fired for messing up the presentation, gave me a colleagasm.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
Colleagasm sounds like a very positive thing to me!! Love the word!!! - Stevenson0, 2007-03-23: 10:30:00
So many good words can be contrived from the "O". I keep waiting for the definition for "The point at which you become assimilated with the borg" (borgasm). - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-23: 12:18:00
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Kooney
Created by: ABunnell
Pronunciation:
Sentence: You know you were kooney when she got fired.
Etymology:
Regretstasy
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: ree-gret-stah-see
Sentence: Jill felt regretstasy over Betty's termination because while Jill despised Betty she wouldn't want to be ousted so publicly.
Etymology: regret + ecstasy
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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Corpradiction
Created by: Sed8ed
Pronunciation: core-praw-dic-shun
Sentence: When Lena got the promotion her devious and spiteful colleague had been manuevering for, she first let out a YIPPPPEEEE, then felt a flush of corpradiction for being so openly gleeful.
Etymology: corp from corporate + radiction from contradiction
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