• LePoisson@lemmy.world
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      14 days ago

      As a dirty American, we just borrow schadenfreude from German usually in my experience.

      There are English phrases that approximate it - like “taking enjoyment in another’s misery” but not really a word, at least one I can think of.

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        14 days ago

        just translate it literally and adopt it as an official english word: Miseryentertainment

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          14 days ago

          Yo can even put a dash in-between the two parts to hide the fact that you stole superior German grammar