Meaning of Schadenford | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Alternative letter-case form of Schadenford.
   alt-of, uncountable
2. Perverse pleasure derived from observing the foibles of Toronto mayor Rob Ford.
   Canada, humorous, uncountable

Examples

“[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.”

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