Let the dog in!

noun:

A malicious satisfaction obtained from the misfortunes of others.

The historian Peter Gay — who felt Schadenfreude as a Jewish child in Nazi-era Berlin, watching the Germans lose coveted gold medals in the 1936 Olympics — has said that it “can be one of the great joys of life.”
– Edward Rothstein, “Missing the Fun of a Minor Sin”, New York Times, February 5, 2000

Schadenfreude comes from the German, from Schaden, “damage” + Freude, “joy.” It is often capitalized, as it is in German.

I suppose this is a kind of joy you feel bad for feeling. Well, maybe just a tiny bit.

Like enjoying Hulk Hogan’s divorce.

Fellow blogger, Rude Cactus, has one every week that he reveals.

Do you have one? or two?