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May 08, 2008

Schadenfreude.

This great German word doesn't quite have an equivalent in English.  But here in America, we're experts in it.

The idea is "getting joy from someone else's pain." Basically, rooting against someone's success.

Underdog-dom is all about the enjoying the fruits of whatever the opposite of schadenfreude is. Does anyone know a term for that?

Posted by Jeff Reynolds on May 08, 2008 |

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