Shockenfreude

The feeling you get when you realize that things you laugh and joke about with one social group would be found horrifying by another.

I felt a certain shockenfreude when I realized a group of pregnant women had overhead us making dead baby jokes.

4chan is an internet community that revels in shockenfreude.

by dimwittedSucka + morleydresden September 14, 2010

Shockenfreude

The feeling you get when you realize that the things you laugh and joke about with one social group you associate with would be found horrifying by another

I really laughed at the San Luis Obispo Public Service Announcement on PedoBear, then realized I was committing Shockenfreude

by BD1234567 September 14, 2010

Shockenfreude

Humor and amusement derived by a topic that others find horrifying.

John received such a feeling of shockenfreude when he learned about the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's department's public safety bulletin on Pedobear.

by Coriform September 14, 2010

Shockenfreude

The feeling you get when you realize that the things you laugh and joke about with one social group you associate with would be found horrifying by another.

Pedobear makes me laugh. I'm plagued with shockenfreude.

by Supervisor 194 September 14, 2010

stockenfreude

The pleasure you derive from watching a stock drop in price after you've sold it.

John: Wow, I'm so glad I sold that XYZ stock -- it's fallen 10% in the week since I dumped it.

Mary: You've got a case of stockenfreude.

by stockenfreude April 9, 2012

Stockenfreude

The gleeful feeling you get when a stock you sold goes down in price after you sold it.

Look at that smirk on Jenny's face -- she sold her Microsoft stock at $325, and now it's $250. Yeah, she's experiencing stockenfreude.

by ibiwisi1 January 14, 2022