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: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Gleemorse: /glēmôrs/ When her rival was caught cheating Sarah felt a deep sense of gleemorse. The only thing that could make her feel better/worse would be if she had been the one to report it. Etymology: glee (great delight) + remorse (deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed) Created by: artr.
Comradenfreude: /kom rad enn froy deh/ She wouldn’t admit to comradenfreude, but found herself humming “another on bites the dust” as her ex colleague made her tearful farewells Etymology: comrade, schadenfreude Created by: galwaywegian.
Pityheehee: /pit-ee-hee-hee/ The size of her evil boss’s bonus compared to her own meagre income was such that she only felt pityheehee when he was made redundant. Etymology: pity (feeling of sympathy and compassion) + hee hee (laughter) Created by: CharlieB.
Comments on Pityheehee:
galwaywegian, 2011-02-01: 11:51:00
unLaoise’d a monster 🙂
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