Verboticism: Slackenfreude

DEFINITION: n. A momentary feeling of relief mixed with lingering dread, which occurs when your boss marches past the piles of unfinished work on your desk. v. To sigh with relief after your boss marches past your desk
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Slackenfreude
Created by: mweinfeld
Pronunciation: slack - en - frud
Sentence: Tom felt a perverse sense of slackenfreude at having missed his deadline yet again.
Etymology: slacken- to be lazy; and freude- joy
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