Schadenfreude

Nicky: "Schadenfruede, what's that, some sort of Nazi word?"

Gary Coleman: "Yep, it's German for 'Happiness at the misfortune of others!'"

Nicky: "'Happiness at the misfortune of others', that IS German!"

Gary Coleman: Right now you'r down and out, and feelin' really crappy.

N: I'll say.

Gary Coleman: And when I see how sad you are, it sorta makes me... HAP-PY...!!!

Nicky: HAPPY?!

Gary Coleman: Sorry Nicky, human nature, nothin' I can do. It's Schadenfruede, makin' me feel glad that I'm not you!

Nicky: Well that's not very nice, Gary!

Gary Coleman: I didn't say it was nice, but ev'rybody does it! D'jah ever clap when a waitress falls, and drops a tray of glasses?

Nicky: Yeah.

Gary Coleman: And ain't it fun to watch figure skaters fallin' on their asses?

Nicky: Sure!

Gary Coleman: Don'tcha feel all warm and cozy watching people out in the rain? That's

Both: Schadenfreude!

Gary Coleman: People taking pleasure in your pain!

by Lorelili October 23, 2004

Schadenfreude

Basically, that feeling you get watching America's Funniest Home Videos(or a similar show). You're feeling glad that you're not someone experiencing pain. The opposite of sympathy.

Watching someone get stacked(hit in the crotch) and either laughing or cringing. That's Schadenfreude.

by supergub November 1, 2009

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

German for unanticipated delight in the suffering of another which is cognized as trivial and/or appropriate.

Simply it is pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others.

They got a good laugh out of watching the waitress trip and fall while carrying a huge tray of food. That is schadenfreude.

by aw182006 February 13, 2009

poliitical schadenfreude

The pleasure experienced when a member of an opposed political party is experiencing embarassment or disfunction.

The Lewinsky affair generated much political schadenfreude within the G.O.P.

by Duckbutt January 1, 2004

Self-Schadenfreude

If Schadenfreude is the act of deriving joy and laughter from the misery and suffering of others; then Self-Schaudenfreude is the act of laughing at others experiencing your pain; This may seem like an oxymoron; but many a Twitch streamer use this as a template for getting their streams starting; It is, after all, an unfiltered Stream of Consciousness, and not a filtered "Broadcast", A good example is Vinny Vinesauce, Joel Vargskelethor, DesertPogona, and many more. Self-depreciating humor is a requirement.

"local boomer experiences the phenomena of self-schadenfreude." -Anonymous Twitch Chat member watching the Streamer read Chat off and then laugh at others laughing at his misery.

by gamesmanner January 9, 2021

Schadenfriday

The day where you can finally laugh at another's misfortune and not be taken as a heartless bastard.

See Schadenfreude

B: Ha! You just stepped in dog shit!
M: That's not funny, these are new shoes.
B: That just makes it funnier. Besides, it's Schadenfriday!

by Nate Ecks February 17, 2009