schadenfreude bone

A new name for the "funny" bone, as it's really not so funny when it happens to you. But when it happens to someone else, it sparks feelings of schadenfreude.

*buddy smacks his humerus while working*
buddy: Aw, frig, I can't even feel my arm!
guy: Haha, hit your schadenfreude bone, did we? Sooo glad I'm not you.

by Arashmin May 20, 2010

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

Marxist Schadenfreude

When one takes pleasure in inflicting misfortune onto the rich and powerful (regardless of intentions).

Some of them suggest that he's not so much a champion of the oppressed so much as an adrenaline junkie who uses powerful and amoral opponents as a source of Marxist schadenfreude.

by The Logical Fallacy May 23, 2018

masochistic schadenfreude

Taking pleasure in the suffering and misfortune of others and also taking pleasure in feeling bad about that joy.

Masochistic schadenfreude is the key to happiness in a modern world, where we only interact through social media. I think your suffering is funny. That makes me feel bad. I like that too.

by Useless and Randomu November 16, 2018

road schadenfreude

You're driving along, minding your own biz, when some jackass cuts you off. You keep your eye on him, and eventually he gets stuck behind someone in another lane, and you fly by him. You are experiencing road schadenfreude.

Dude cut me off , but the road schadenfreude when I passed him later was delish!

by Fortyphobic December 8, 2019

semi schadenfreude

1. a kind of joyous or victorious feeling that one experiences when some type of misfortune befalls a competitive friend or frenemey, which is immediately followed by guilt

Dude 1: Kurt's ex-grilfriends have started a band, and they make fun of him really bad in all of their songs. Guess what? They just got offered a major label record deal for a lot of money.

Dude 2: Wow. Well, I'm experiencing a kind of semi schadenfreude right now. Kurt is my pal, but he definitely had it coming.

by billmill May 15, 2010