Grausamkeitsspäße

Apr 29, 2010

Grausamkeitsspäße [ˈɡʀaʊ̯zaːmkaɪ̯tˈʃpɛːsə] - “cruel jokes”

German always has such great words for describing deriving pleasure from someone else’s pain.  :-)

(Thanks to Chuck Gordon for turning me on to this word!)

by Michael | Categories: Deutsch, Lingo |

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