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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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Smykowskipathy
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /sməˈkaʊskəpəˌθi/
Sentence: I was filled with smykowskipathy, for it was the only time the judge's decided in my favor and als the only time that I didn't deserve it.
Etymology: From Tom Smykowski (the annoying coworker from _Office Space_ who suffers a nasty accident) and -pathy (as in sympathy and empathy)
Schadenfraud
Created by: Javeson1
Pronunciation: shawd-en-frawd
Sentence: When the guy who dumped her wound up on the front page for his incredible feat of having fallen out a third story window and barely survived, Mimi, who was invited to his funeral, was incredibly overcome with shadenfraud when she had to play nice to his friends and family.
Etymology: fraud (fake, deceiving) + schadenfreude (german for happiness at the misfortune of others -- something we are all guilty of)
Trainwreckspotter
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: TRAIN rek spot er
Sentence: Jordan's last ditch effort to please the clients would fail badly. They were not impressed with her cheap plastic advertising pens that glowed in the dark. In fact her ad plan turned out to be a complete disaster when the pens didn't glow but instead leaked. Normally Jordan teamed up with Sass and they would share their strengths. This time Jordan greedily went solo - searching glory - while Sass moped around waiting for another bid. She secretly knew Jordan couldn't go it alone successfully - Jordan lacked judgement! Jordan's clients began to lose interest and backed away from the big job (which could have brought in much needed big profits for the company). Instead of helping, her jealous colleague Sass trainwreckspotted Jordan get the boot.
Etymology: From: trainspotter and trainwreck.
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COMMENTS:
Talk about derailment...good word! - Nosila, 2009-10-09: 23:05:00
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Shaftenfreude
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: schft en froy deh
Sentence: Her shaftenfreude evaporated when the parting words of her blubbing ex-colleague were "and now the bastard wants to see you!"
Etymology: schadenfreude, shaft
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COMMENTS:
love it - Jabberwocky, 2008-06-16: 12:30:00
Another great word. - OZZIEBOB, 2008-06-17: 02:55:00
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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)
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COMMENTS:
very nice Petaj - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-23: 11:05:00
great word!! - porsche, 2007-03-23: 14:58:00
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. - petaj, 2007-03-25: 04:12:00
Oh... And here I was looking for the Rice ref..(Condi, not Anne...:-) - Alchemist, 2007-03-25: 09:33:00
a word you might find in a Jasper Fforde novel - Jabberwocky, 2007-03-26: 09:06:00
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Uglee
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: ug + lee
Sentence: I couldn't help but feel some uglee when the boss chewed out that jerk Bob.
Etymology: ugly + glee
Corpradiction
Created by: Sed8ed
Pronunciation: core-praw-dic-shun
Sentence: When Lena got the promotion her devious and spiteful colleague had been manuevering for, she first let out a YIPPPPEEEE, then felt a flush of corpradiction for being so openly gleeful.
Etymology: corp from corporate + radiction from contradiction
Regretstasy
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: ree-gret-stah-see
Sentence: Jill felt regretstasy over Betty's termination because while Jill despised Betty she wouldn't want to be ousted so publicly.
Etymology: regret + ecstasy
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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COMMENTS:
Sounds like sad and friendly. A "worthy" word. - purpleartichokes, 2007-03-23: 10:57:00
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Comments:
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.
Hey mplsbohemian, Alchemist summed it up nicely with etymology for Guiltenfreude: "schadenfreude (pleasure at the misfortune of others) with guilt."
Today's definition was suggested by Discoveria. Thank you Discoveria. ~ James