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'That idiot has finally been fired?'

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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Bemalaficity

Created by: ozzymars

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Bummerific

Created by: jtm2300

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Sadpy

Created by: Koekbroer

Pronunciation: sad-pee

Sentence: When Rachel heard that her office enemy had spilled her coffee all over her own laptop she became very sadpy.

Etymology: contraction of "sad" and "happy"

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Karmalevolence

Created by: Tigger

Pronunciation: /kahr-muh-LEV-uh-lents/

Sentence: Almost all of the women in the office thought Dean, the assistant manager, was a cheauvanistic jerk — he was just a creep. When he was eventually fired, he was escorted out of the office by security, his box of belongings in-hand. As the door closed behind him, everyone exchanged surprized glances, but a couple of the women recognized the look of karmalevolence on Jennifer's face. She was ecstatic that he was gone, but she suddenly wondered if any of her complaints to HR had anything to do with it... and if he had any kids. 'Oh well', she thought, as she marked a big smiley face on today's date on her desk calendar.

Etymology: Karma - in Buddhism, the sum of a person's actions in one life, which determine his form in the next (from Sanskrit, karman "action, fate") + Malevolence - feeling of ill will toward another person or thing (from Latin, malevolentem "bad wish")

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COMMENTS:

Great blend. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-17: 02:55:00

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Sadissfaction

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: sa-diss-faction

Sentence: I really didn't mean for her to literally "break a leg" on stage, so I was overcome with sadissfaction when I saw her in a cast and using crutches.

Etymology: sad, diss, satisfaction

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COMMENTS:

I feel unworthy! - galwaywegian, 2007-03-23: 06:39:00

As a masochactor I enjoyed it - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-23: 11:02:00

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Vooblue

Created by: Sissyphus

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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..

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Schadenfriendly

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: shad en frend lee

Sentence: in a fit of schadenfriendliness, she commiserated with Ted while feverishly helping him empty his desk.

Etymology: schadenfreude, friendly

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Sounds like sad and friendly. A "worthy" word. - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-23: 10:57:00

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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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Malecstasy

Created by: stache

Pronunciation: mə-lěk'stə-sē

Sentence: When her a-hole neighbor Mark slipped on his icy front walk, Lana couldn't help giggling like a schoolgirl with malecstasy.

Etymology: malicious, malignant ecstacy

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Bitchwine

AnnieChandon

Created by: AnnieChandon

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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