Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

schadenford

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: schaden-ford
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Perverse pleasure derived from observing the foibles of Toronto mayor Rob Ford.

Canadian usage; Humorous; Uncountable

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Schadenford.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"[title] Schadenford: The arrest of Rob Ford, city hall hoser"
"The situation prompted some Twitter users to resurrect the term “schadenford” — taking pleasure at the mayor's misfortunes — and a play on the German word schadenfreude."
"In 2013, there's nothing remotely acceptable about engaging in Schadenford, a term coined by Toronto Life in 2008, when then-councillor Rob Ford was charged with assault and uttering death threats in a domestic incident involving his wife. Already a national punchline, Rob Ford went international, with U.S. TV talk shows engaging in their own particular form of Schadenford -- sketches about a nice, polite Canadian city with a buffoon leader who does a modern-day Marion Barry impression."

Etymology

2008, blend of schadenfreude (“malicious enjoyment of another’s misfortune”) + Ford (“surname”). Coined by Philip Preville in the title of a Toronto Life article.

Usage

Questions

What does schadenford mean?: Perverse pleasure derived from observing the foibles of Toronto mayor Rob Ford.
Where does schadenford come from?: 2008, blend of schadenfreude (“malicious enjoyment of another’s misfortune”) + Ford (“surname”). Coined by Philip Preville in the title of a Toronto Life article.

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