Verboticism: Condolight
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.
Condolight
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: con-dole-ite
Sentence: Kerry was conflicted when her nemesis was infected with anthrax. She visited her in hospital to condolight with her.
Etymology: condole (express sympathy) + delight (pleasure)
Points: 389
Comments: Condolight
Jabberwocky - 2007-03-23: 11:05:00
very nice Petaj
porsche - 2007-03-23: 14:58:00
great word!!
petaj - 2007-03-25: 04:12:00
Inspired by Jane Austen - all those in Meriton who wanted to condole with the Bennetts while revelling in the juicy gossip about Lydia's elopement.
Alchemist - 2007-03-25: 09:33:00
Oh... And here I was looking for the Rice ref..(Condi, not Anne...:-)
Jabberwocky - 2007-03-26: 09:06:00
a word you might find in a Jasper Fforde novel