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warrior1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-03-07 03:06 PM
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Help with the spelling of a word.
It's a word I heard used to describe a person who has a moment when they get a bad but well deserved come around.



Sch........
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MonkeyFunk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-03-07 03:09 PM
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1. hmm...
comeuppance?

karmic bitchslap?

gettin' what for?
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warrior1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-03-07 03:10 PM
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2. Schadenfreude
thanks anywho
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jane_pippin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-03-07 03:13 PM
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5. But schadendfreude doesn't quite mean that
Edited on Sat Mar-03-07 03:14 PM by jane_pippin
it means enjoying seeing someone getting a bad but well deserved come around:


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scha·den·freu·de Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune.


http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/schadenfreude

edit: although "well deserved" is a value judgment, so I don't know that it's technically correct to include it in a definition.
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MonkeyFunk Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-03-07 03:15 PM
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6. well
that means personal joy at somebody else's (usually-deserved) misfortune.
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warrior1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-03-07 03:33 PM
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7. that's was the word
I wasn't quite sure of the meaning.
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-03-07 03:10 PM
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3. My dear warrior1.........
Schadenfreude? Something like that, I think!

We'll see.........

:hi:
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warrior1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-03-07 03:11 PM
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4. Thanks CP
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rug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-03-07 05:23 PM
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8. Impeached.
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Starbucks Anarchist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-03-07 05:30 PM
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9. Comeuppance.
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Catshrink Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Mar-03-07 07:46 PM
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10. just desserts
yeah, it's two words, but hey, that's what I use.
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