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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
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schadenfreude forplay

the satisfaction derived from someone else anticipated misery
"When I left the bar at midnight, my co-worker, Tom, was already wasted and ordering ANOTHER round of tequilla shots. That 8am meeting is gonna suck so hard for him! heh heh. sobriety sucks but schadenfreude forplay wins!" or "My frenemy Mary is gonna be so pissed when she learns her bff had sex with her ex the week after they broke up. heh heh"
by cap'n tbag April 20, 2009
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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
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schadenfreude

Glee or joy at someone elses misfortune.
I experienced my greatest schadenfreude when I heard that the President had Covid-19!
by MScottC October 3, 2020
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schadenfreude

pleasure derived from someone else's downfall
when she fell and broke her neck, i felt nothing but schadenfreude
by m3nt4lly$icK February 6, 2021
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schadenfreuder

A schadenfreuder is someone who emotionally regulated their own mood by making sure others are hurt or failing, a motive commonly associated with people who narcissize.
she's a schadenfreuder
by Bobbystrurrew July 19, 2023
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schadenfreude-riffic

An adjective form of schadenfreude, but expressing a *lot* of joy at the misfortune of others.
If the Dodgers implode in September, that'd be schadenfreude-riffic for the Giants.
by dwfrank March 7, 2010
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