Zjierb or Zjierbness is the feeling you get when you bite into a pickle and it’s softer than you thought it was going to be.
The term was coined by BDG
The term was coined by BDG
“I feel Zjierb”
by EmoGayShit February 16, 2021

by Emmash February 15, 2021

Person 1: hey could you grab me a pickle?
Person 2: naw, whenever I grab one it's always to zjierb for me.
Person 2: naw, whenever I grab one it's always to zjierb for me.
by ThatPikaTho February 16, 2021

The antonym to schadenfreude - zjierb is the emotion you experience when you go through a small personal inconvenience; the unpleasantness of which is amplified by the fact that it seems like it's not dramatic enough to justify a complaint.
For instance, that feeling when you bite into a pickle and it's a little squishier than you expected.
For instance, that feeling when you bite into a pickle and it's a little squishier than you expected.
I stubbed my toe on the way to work today. It's not like it hurts anymore but the zjierb is killing me.
by Birb20585 February 15, 2021

That feeling when you bite into a pickle and it's a little squishier than you expected.
First originated in Brian David Gilbert's video titled as such.
First originated in Brian David Gilbert's video titled as such.
by simplycyclops February 17, 2021

That feeling when you bite into a pickle and it's a little squishier than you expected.
(First recorded use by Brian David Gilbert)
(First recorded use by Brian David Gilbert)
Brain: *takes out jar of pickles, opens jar, picks one out and bites into it*
"I feel Zjierb"
Karen: *bites into pickles*
Both: Zjierbness
"I feel Zjierb"
Karen: *bites into pickles*
Both: Zjierbness
by SpontaneousLiquid December 24, 2021

(Adj.) The sensation experienced when one bites into a pickle and said pickle is a little squishier than one expected.
Invented by BDG (Brian David Gilbert) in his video “that feeling when you bite into a pickle and it’s a little squishier than you expected.
Invented by BDG (Brian David Gilbert) in his video “that feeling when you bite into a pickle and it’s a little squishier than you expected.
Brian: * Gets pickle out of fridge and bites it* “Woah!… O ho!….. Ohhh myyyyyyy goodness..”
Karen: “What?”
Brian: “That pickle was squishier than I expected! I am just oh so filled with zjierbness after eating that pickle!”
Karen: “What?”
Brian: “That pickle was squishier than I expected! I am just oh so filled with zjierbness after eating that pickle!”
by DogwO0d November 19, 2022
