scheißenfreude

To derive pleasure from watching someone else lose their shit. A combination of schadenfreude and scheiße.

"Dude, did you see Bob's meltdown in the break room the other day when he saw that someone threw out his week-old sandwich? We were all enjoying the scheißenfreude."

scheißenfreude by Peter Gryphon January 13, 2007

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scheissenfreude

1. the beautiful feelings of transformation that are expressed on the faces that get shat on in german scheisse porn.

2. the feelings of relief that most people who see the video get because shit's not their kink.

"I'm so happy I can feel the weight of of your turd curling around from my upper lip, over my wide-open eye and across my forehead! The aroma is giving me the most excrellent scheissenfreude I've ever felt!"

"young Thai lady-boys give me a boner but I feel great scheissenfreude that there are no diapers involved."

scheissenfreude by mr. humann May 19, 2010

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Scheiterfreude

(n.) SHY-ter-froy-duh from German 'scheitern' (to fail) + 'Freude' (joy)

The perverse pleasure one gets from watching their own life go down in flames, usually followed by posting about it on social media. Like Schadenfreude's self-destructive cousin who never learned to adult properly. Or Schadenfreude's self-loathing cousin who lives in their parents' basement.

When you're laughing at your own mess-ups because hey, at least they'll make a great story later.

You decide to paint your living room for the first time. It ends up looking like a Jackson Pollock painting, but without the artistic intent. You share a selfie in front of your "new art installation" with the hashtag #Scheiterfreude

When you're laughing at your own mess-ups because hey, at least they'll make a great story later.

"After sending that drunk text to my ex, deleting my thesis by accident, and setting my microwave on fire - all in one day - I just sat there experiencing pure Scheiterfreude while eating cold ravioli straight from the can."

"After missing my train, spilling coffee on my white shirt, and sending that embarrassing email to the entire company instead of just my work bestie, I'm sitting here experiencing pure Scheiterfreude while crafting the perfect self-roasting tweet."

Scheiterfreude by StickyMcStickface November 7, 2024

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schAIdenfreude

Delight in another person's misfortune when they are discovered passing off AI-generated work as their own.

When the Times exposed Steven Rosenbaum's “The Future of Truth” was full of AI-hallunicated quotes, my friends and I guffawed with gleeful schAIdenfreude

schAIdenfreude by P. J. Bear May 20, 2026

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bang a you-ee

of Massachusetts orig. "to make a u-turn"

hey, we missed the bar, bang a you-ee

bang a you-ee by Pistolero Pierro May 4, 2008

Word of the Day on July 19, 2026

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Fleg

The word 'flag' as pronounced by people with thick Belfast accents. The term is a perfect encapsulation of the disproportionate and overblown reaction to the removal of the Union Jack (as in 'de fleg') from above City Hall in Belfast. Where previously it had flown for 365 days per year, it is now flown on 17 designated days of the year - in line with many other British cities.

The event caused a portion of the Protestant community ('fleggers') to make international pricks of themselves as they proceeded to wreck the fucking place, claiming it was another erosion of a 'British' identity they perceive to have been under attack since the horrifying spectre of equality reared its head in Northern Ireland.

The word 'fleg' - and indeed 'fleggers' - fittingly describes a section of humanity unconcerned with knowledge, reality or the vagaries of the English language. Like America's tea-baggers they are ruled by instinct, fear and paranoia with a side dish of rampant bigotry and startling ignorance of the world around them.

"Wat de fuck like! The taigs got de fleg took down! Let's wreck de fuckin place! No surrender!"

"De fleg has been took down! Before ye know it there'll be a united Ireland! Attack Short Strand! God Save The Queen!"

Fleg by OnionFleg August 9, 2013

Word of the Day on July 18, 2026

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Skeef

To take something small, that doesn't quite qualify as a theft. Probably from the Danish "skæv" or the Dutch "scheef", both of which are pronounced similarly, meaning "askew, or not quite right'. To change an item's ownership without permission, but only something small and of little worth.

"I skeefed an apple off the neighbor's tree." "I skeefed some chips outta your bag when you looked away." "Don't skeef my chair when I go to the bathroom."

Skeef by kachinaflonk July 16, 2026

Word of the Day on July 17, 2026

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