September 21, 2004

schadenfreund

Inspired by schadenfreude – a malicious satisfaction in the misfortunes of others – schadenfreund is the only metaplastic word the metaplasm staff has coined in a foreign language. From the german schaden (damage, harm) and freund (friend), a schadenfreund is a loser of a friend you keep hanging around because his/her life is so miserable it makes you feel good about your life.

Posted by Tim at 09:50 AM | Comments (0)

September 02, 2004

disingenerous

A combination of disingenuous and generous, this metaplastic word describes one's actions when dining out with friends at a posh restaurant and one makes sure to be too slow in the grab for the bill and then "generously" offers to cover the tip.

Posted by Tim at 02:44 PM | Comments (0)