Definitions by Nickmeel

Yafanfoenfreude

Yafanfoenfreude (n.) — from "you fucked around, now find out" + German Freude (joy). The feeling felt when you either want to see, or find joy in seeing, stupid people reaping the entirely predictable consequences of their own actions — and the discomfort that comes with realising you feel that way.

She sat with her glass of wine and yafanfoenfreude. Reading how the states who voted for Trump were the ones most impacted by the disastrous trade polices everyone had warned them about.

Yafanfoenfreude by Nickmeel September 12, 2026