Verboticism: Gleemorse

'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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Gleemorse

Created by: Mustang

Pronunciation: glee - morse

Sentence: Frowning on the outside, giggling on the inside, Lucinda was thoroughly enjoying her waves of gleemorse as word circulated around the office that her social superior and tormentor, Elvira, had been diagnosed with genital herpes and was suddenly being shunned by all the single guys in the department.

Etymology: blend of glee and remorse

Points: 614

Comments: Gleemorse

Jabberwocky - 2008-06-16: 12:32:00
great word

Nosila - 2008-06-16: 19:22:00
Sounds like you have invented the gleemorsecode

lumina - 2008-06-16: 22:35:00
Love it! Good one!

OZZIEBOB - 2008-06-17: 02:54:00
Fantastic.