Schadenfraud

The malicious joy of watching or hearing about an audacious fraud unravel.

Reading, listening or watching anything to do with Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos gives me such schadenfraud.
The Fyre documentary was pure schadenfraud.

by thwartmanteau March 2, 2019

schadenfreude

pleasure derived from others' troubles.

although "schadenfreude" seems widely known I've never heard it being used in casual conversation.

Probably it's more the problem of not knowing how to pronounce it. I've heard "skäidenfruhd," for instance :)

by lingualtreasure June 3, 2009

Schadenfreude

Watching a vegetarian being told she just ate chicken

Or watching a frat boy realize just what he put his dick in

Being on the elevator when somebody shouts "Hold the door!"

Straight-A students getting Bs

Exes getting STDs

Waking doormen from their naps

Watching tourists reading maps

Football players getting tackled

CEOs getting shackled

Watching actors never reach the ending of their oscar speech!

"Fuck you lady, that's what stairs are for!"

by Luke Wehner June 23, 2004

Schadenfreude

1) taking pleasure in other people's pain

Taylor: Schadenfreude, Kanye!

by Yasmine1427 April 20, 2010

schadenfreude

The joy one feels when bad things happen to other people.

or

The act of deriving pleasure from someone else's misfortune.

Orgin = German: Schaden, damage (from Middle High German schade, from Old High German scado) + Freude, joy (from Middle High German vreude, from Old High German frewida, from fr, happy).

An sense of schadenfreude came over me as I watched a Chevy Suburban with a "W" bumpersticker pull into a gas station advertising $3.89 per gallon.

by Stevo B May 13, 2006

Schadenfreude

Pleasure from another's misfortune

This economy's producing plenty of opportunities for Schadenfreude as Congress summons multimillion dollar CEOs to defend themselves

by GreatRecession.com February 14, 2009

schadenfreudist

n. A person that attempts to enact schadenfreude on another person (i.e., "feeling pleasure from the misfortune of others"), often by engaging in ad hominem attacks and general douchebaggery. This is seen quite frequently in the activity of trolls, the sad creatures that they are. It is believed by some that trolls may actually feed on their schadenfreude, but not enough data has been compiled to accurately confirm this.

The schadenfreudist fed off that fellow there, attacking him for his opinion on the legitimacy of hydrogen cars by questioning his sexual prowess.

by Schadenfreude Nazi December 9, 2009